The release of a book by Nicolás Botero on the environmental challenges facing Colombia comes with an ambitious announcement by President Duque.
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Les Grand Ballets Canadien returns to Bogotá with two epic works
Founded 60 years ago as the first professional dance company in Quebec, Les Grand Ballets Canadien will perform at Teatro Mayor in Bogotá.
Traveling Colombia’s silt road to a lost Chamba
The town of Chamba, Tolima, is home to Colombia’s emblematic black earthenware, handmade and polished by artisans.
Alleged “Havana Syndrome” outbreak in Bogotá adds to global cases
The City Paper spoke with military strategist Richard Gabriel Ertsey regarding the alleged outbreak of Havana Syndrome among U.S Embassy staff.
Colombia’s Magdalena valley guards a deep seismic secret
The Magdalena River valley guards a seismic secret that has prevented – so far – Bogotá, and other large cities, from bearing the full brunt of powerful earthquakes.
UK Red List for Colombia an “outrage”
Anglo-Colombian actress Fiona Horsey vents her frustration over the UK’s decision to keep Colombia on its travel red list, while other nations are spiking in new Covid cases.
Jorge Velosa: Colombia’s lone ranger of carranga
Jorge Velosa is the master minstrel of Colombia’s legendary musical rovers Los Carrangueros de Raquira. Band rooted in historical memory and melancholy.
Colombia on UK red list raises ire of British expats
A petition is circulating among Britons residing in Colombia to remove the country from the UK’s travel red list.
Colombia and Venezuela reopen international border for trade
Colombia and Venezuela reopened overland borders at Cúcuta and San Antonio after the two bridges were barricaded with the 2019 humanitarian aid convoy fiasco.
A trail of despair in the Darien Gap
Some 16,000 Haitians are stranded in towns along Colombia’s Urabá coast. The humanitarian crisis is spilling into one of the world’s most dense rainforests, the Darien Gap.
The end of Bogotá’s Los Héroes monument
Bogotá’s Los Héroes monument has reached a sad and innocuous end after vandals destroyed the landmark during months of anti-government protests.
Art and newsprint: Periódicos de Ayer exhibit at MAMU
A new exhibition at MAMU in Bogotá tributes the rebellious age of Latin American newspapers and how they gave voice to contemporary artists.
Duque presents a multilateral Colombia during final speech to UN
President Duque marked his final address to the UN Assembly with a vision of Colombia on the world stage and multilateral player on global issues.
Colombia kept on UK red list of barred COVID-19 nations
Colombians continue to be ranked as personae non grata to the UK given that the South American country continues on the travel “red list” of COVID-19.
Colombia deploys 1,500 Military Police to patrol five major cities
Five Colombian cities, including Bogotá, have been given military support to help local police with urban crime. Bogotá to get an additional 500 soldiers on Saturday.
Avianca turns page on Chapter 11 with route expansion
On the eve of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy hearing, Colombia’s flagship Avianca announced 23 new international routes and return to many South American destinations.