Colombia’s film awards Premios Macondo gave Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego’s Pájaros de Verano (Birds of Passage) is top prize. Other winners included Calendaria and Somos Calentura.
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The director of Bogotá’s Gold Museum talks about the 80-year collection
Archaeologist María Alicia Uribe is in charge of conserving one of the most impressive gold collections in the world as director of Bogotá’s Museo del Oro.
Independents define Colombia elections, traditional parties lose electorate
With much of the spotlight focused on the election results in Bogotá, independent candidates have redrawn Colombia’s political map. The big losers are traditional parties.
Claudia López elected Mayor of Bogotá and first woman to govern capital
The Green Alliance coalition candidate Claudía López has won the Bogotá mayoral race with 35% of the vote and the first woman to occupy the second-most important political post in Colombia.
Four destinations three hours by road from Bogotá
In Colombia, the road most traveled is also the one with the best pit stops and service stations. If inclined to tour the countryside here, four recommendations.
Editorial: Endangered ecosystems and Orange Economy that thinks green
President Iván Duque is pushing the Orange Economy to combat a host of environmental threats, including deforestation. Are digital ecosystems a smokescreen for failed infrastructure?
A Chinese-Canadian consortium wins contract to build Bogotá’s Metro
Ending years of uncertainty, a Chinese-Canadian consortium has won the contract to build Bogotá’s electric metro in the next seven years.
Bogotá elections 2019: Candidates outline security agendas
Security in Bogotá has become a vote convincing opportunity for the candidates facing-off in the Oct 27 elections.
Galleon San José’s treasure will not finance salvage, claims VP Ramírez
In an important announcement regarding the future of the San José galleon, Colombia’s vice-President Marta Lucía Ramírez said that the treasure will not pay for the shipwreck’s recovery.
The Music Festival of Cartagena presents its 14th edition
The Julia Salvi Foundation hosted a gala reception for the unveiling of the official image and music line-up of the 14th edition of the Music Festival of Cartagena.
Film director Luis Ospina of Caliwood movement dies (1949-2019)
Filmmaker Luis Ospina inspired generations to pick up a camera and tell stories, The last member of the Caliwood cinematic movement died Sept 27, 2019.
Envionmentalist Martin von Hildebrand and The Path of the Anaconda
As Colombia’s most influential environmentalist, Marti?n von Hildebrand is working to secure a massive biological corridor to guarantee the survival of the Amazon.
Chef Sebastián Pinzón of Celele: “Cooking is a game of the senses”
Having served jurors of San Pellegrino’s Young Chef Award a Jurel fish in a sour guayaba broth, chef Sebastián Pinzón of Celele shared his vision of running a seafood kitchen in Cartagena.
Editorial: When August fanned the flames
The wrath of the news maelstrom in August didn’t exclude Colombia from making world headlines after ex-FARC dissidents announced their return to arms.
Bogotá’s art festival Barcú “takes back the streets of La Candelaria”
For its sixth edition, the popular La Candelaria cultural festival Barcú puts Glastonbury on the stage and hosts a DJ duel in a Silent Disco.
Colombia’s eco-warrior “Artemisa” combats deforestation in nation’s parks
Artemisa is the new frontline of a military campaign to combat deforestation across Colombia, particularly in National Parks. The offensive also targets animal traffickers.