After spending more than a year with the Elders of the Sierra Nevada, author John Lundin is set to release a much anticipated work.
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Premiere: English National Ballet’s “Swan Lake”
After a 50 year absence, the English National Ballet returns to Colombia with “Swan Lake” and a cultural highlight of the year.
BAM and Indie film month in Bogotá
If you’re an aspiring movie maker, then this month could make your career with the latest edition of BAM and the first edition of IndieBo.
A photo “moment”
Despite negativism surrounding the current state of the peace talks with FARC, progress is being made on the lamdmine front.
Colombia: Peace at “lowest point”
International mediators have called on FARC to de-escalate the violence in order to salvage Colombia’s prospects of peace.
Colombia: Butterflies on the front line of the coca wars
The Eloria Noyesi coca-eating butterfly could become this country’s substitute weapon in the “War on the Drugs” believes biologist Alberto Gómez Mejía.
Colombia: Transforming the land
The Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus is backing an agro-industrial venture in Colombia which aims to change the lives of potato farmers.
Giancarlo Mazzanti and power of transformative architecture
Giancarlo Mazzanti is the mastermind behind some of Colombia’s most imposing structures. His additions to the landscape help transform vulnerable communities.
La Fama: In Bogotá, Texas
La Fama puts a Colombian touch on the time-tested tradition of a Texas barbecue.
Santos on FARC: “This is the war we want to end”
An attack by FARC rebels in Cauca which killed 11 soldiers could resume bombardments against camps and directly threatens the peace talks.
A remembrance of ‘Radio Schools’
The National Museum launches an exhibition on Radio Sutatenza and the effort during a half century of ‘radio schools’ to educate Colombian farmers.
Edition 84: Another milestone
While President Santos will have to put a possible peace to voters, Colombians seem more concerned about taxes and an uncertain economic future.
Capturing the “perfect soldier”
Photojournalist Giovanni Diffidenti has dedicated two decades to capturing the victims of landmines; the “perfect soldier.” The Government and FARC will embark soon on an ambitious project to identify where mines have been planted across Colombia.
Opinion: Shape-shifting UFO spotted over Bogotá
On Sunday, April 12th a strange, erratic and “shape-shifting” object was spotted in the sky over Colombia’s capital.
Mordida: A ‘bite’ which delights
Showcasing Asian precision with comfort dishes, Mordida is quickly earning a reputation as one of the best bites in Bogotá.
The Wayúu’s thirst for survival
Wayúu leader Javier Rojas explains how corruption and open-pit mining exacerbate a critical water shortage in Colombia’s La Guajira department.