Despite large mobilizations of peaceful protestors during the Paro Nacional, President Iván Duque and Bogotá Mayor Claudia López have called for swift justice for vandals.
Flash mobs continue to battle Anti-Riot Squads in several localities of Bogotá during the first day of the Paro Nacional in 2020. Mayoralty claims “protocols” are being enforced.
Venezuelan leader Juan Guaidó referred to Gustavo Petro, the socialist Senator and former Mayor of Bogotá, as an “accomplice of the Maduro dictatorship.”
Ahead of Tuesday’s anti-government marches, Bogotá Mayor Claudia López has outlined the protocols in place to guarantee both public safety and right to peaceful protest.
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó turned-up in Bogotá to attend the III Hemispheric Conference for the Fight against Terrorism, defying a travel ban by Maduro.
The commanders of the National Liberation Army (ELN) will be charged by the Attorney General’s Office for the bombing of Bogotá’s Police Academy last year.
Sniffer dogs will no longer patrol Bogotá’s TransMilenio stations after Mayor Claudia López reversed a security strategy citing health concerns for these animals.
The global ridesharing company Uber ends operations in Colombia after legislators failed to regulate legal loopholes favoring the transport guild over the technology-based company.
President Iván Duque has pledged heightened security measures for the inhabitants of Bojayá after social activist Leyner Palacios receives death threats from an illegal armed group.
The Colombian methodology of apprentice-teacher learning and work schools for peacebuilding has been included in UNESCO’s Register of Good Safeguarding Practices.
From December 15 to 23, Bogotanos will be treated to a sound, light and acrobatic spectacle in Plaza de Bolívar titled “El Sueño de Isidro.”
With lights to admire every night this holiday season, Bogotá’s agenda includes over 100 free events and acrobatic spectacle in Plaza de Bolívar by France’s La Maison.
The National Museum of Colombia is hosting its last exhibition of the country’s bicentenary with works by Independence painters Figueroa, Gil de Castro, and Espinosa.
Ficción/no/Ficción is the title of Cinemateca de Bogotá’s short film series dedicated to the works of two emerging Canadian directors.
Bogotá is the first Latin American capital to host UNESCO’s 14.COM: the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Colombia’s largest arts and crafts fair Expoartesanías offers visitors a unique chance to buy gifts with a seal of origin. From December 4 to 17.