The government of President Juan Manuel Santos has suspended peace talks with the country’s ELN guerrilla after a rash of attacks against the state’s oil infrastructure.
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Editorial: A watershed year for Colombia
A final editorial of a year that consolidated a difficult peace process with FARC and faced legal hurdles in the Congress.
Vicky Colbert of Fundación Escuela Nueva awarded the Yidan Prize for education
Vicky Colbert transformed Colombia’s educational landscape when she founded the rural schools Escuela Nueva. This month, the sociologist will be awarded the first-ever Yidan Prize.
Maison Kayser reaches a milestone in Bogotá
Maison Kayser offers great value lunches and a menu adapted to the Colombian palate. The King of Bread also has a very sweet tooth.
Mystery on a Colombian mountain: the story of Señorita María
Mari?a Luisa Fuentes is the protagonist of a documentary by director Rubén Mendoza that follows the everyday trials of being a gender fluid person in a remote region of Colombia.
Teatro Mayor rolls out the red carpet with its 2018 programme
Austria, Spain and Mexico bring their very best performing artists to the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in 2018
Battle for Alamos: Bogotá to overhaul its yard system
Having a vehicle towed to Alamos is a nightmare for Bogotanos. New measures by the mayoralty will free up congested yards and make it easier to get cars released.
Editorial: A ‘Day of the Dead’ in Bogotá
Colombia wants tourism to be its post-conflict economic resource, but in order to achieve this, more needs to be done on the ground to keep visitors safe.
Big Picture: When gastronomy comes calling
During the recent Gastronomy Congress in the southern city of Popayán, known as the White City, these companions were enjoying a morning snack before heading to the local market.
Herbin Hoyos: Behind the ‘Voices’ of Hope
After 23 years of broadcasting to persons held captive, journalist Herbin Hoyos has no intention of ending his historic program, known globally as ‘Voices of the Kidnapped.’
A night with art: ARTBO inaugurated in Bogotá
The inauguration of the Bogotá International Art Fair (ARTBO), was attended by the who’s who of Colombian art, curators, business leaders, and well-known personalities.
Bogotá reeling from strikes in the air and on the ground.
First the Avianca pilots strike, and now the yellow cabs. Bogotanos are facing transportation havoc as two strikes affect their productivity and connectivity.
ARTBO: October is all art at the heart of Bogotá
The country’s most important art fair, ARTBO, kicks- off Thursday with a new section and 75 galleries from across the world.
Eighty Six: A Bogotá speakeasy where cocktails do the talking
A “speakeasy” in Quinta Camacho serves one of a kind cocktails by master mixologist and founder Gonzalo Marín.
B Capital: A night of fashion for Bogotá (Gallery)
Photographs from the opening night of B Capital by Inexmoda in Bogotá.
Colombia’s Chiribiquete aims for UNESCO recognition
Chiribiquete National Park has been proposed to UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage site. The largest of all protected parks in Colombia is also one of the most topographically diverse.