A car bomb has exploded inside the National Police Cadet School in Bogotá. Eyewitnesses claim the car was driven at high speed before detonating.
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Edgar Allan Poe’s Black Cat opens 2019 season at Teatro Mayor
The short story by Edgar Allan Poe, Black Cat opens the 2019 season of the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo with a performance that includes a soundtrack by David Sylvian.
Crocodile catches vacationers in Tayrona National Park by surprise
Vacationers on Cañaveral beach in PNN Tayrona came into contact with a large crocodile as it headed from mangrove to seashore.
Duque monitors preventive floodgate closure at Hidroituango
As a preventive measure to save the Hidroituango electrical power generating project after a sinkhole was discovered, EPM successfully closed a floodgate.
Big Picture: Taking flight with first light
Before the arrival of the first cruise ships of the day to Cartagena, this heron takes flight against a backdrop of the morning light.
Carlos Sánchez, Colombia’s iconic Juan Valdez dies age 83.
Actor Carlos Sánchez, best known during four decades as Juan Valdez of the National Federation of Coffee Growers died in Medellín age 83.
Humboldt and Cartagena’s palenqueras: Books of discovery for 2019
Here, some last-minute gift items for Christmas that have relevant Colombian themes.
Your all-terrain, last-minute Colombian vacation
if you are at a loss for a last minute vacation, hit the road to some of these breathtaking destinations.
Big Picture: Medellín decked with Christmas lights
Medellín’s Christmas Lighting (El Alumbrado) outshines other Colombian cities for its coverage and themes.
Cundinamarca’s ELC inaugurates high-tech production plant in Cota
Powered by solar and with a fully automated production, the department’s Empresa de Licores de Cundinamarca inaugurates new distillery.
Handel’s Messiah and Bogotá’s Christmas concert agenda
Here, some of the cultural highlights of December’s concert schedule, as well as exhibitions in museums and galleries.
Carlos Nieto company draws attention to deforestation in “Made to Succeed”
Men’s fashion retailer Carlos Nieto raises awareness of deforestation in Colombia and endangerment to high-altitude wetlands with a tree-planting initiative.
Colombia’s largest arts and crafts fair Expoartesanías opens with new look for ancient trades.
The country’s arts and crafts fair Expoartesanías has opened in Bogotá with 30 departments represented with the largest showcase of traditional and contemporary designs by artisans.
Cartagena: From the most classic to cool and contemporary
Heading to Cartagena for the end of the year? Here, some tips on what’s new in the Old.
Big Picture: Worthless banknotes and the art of Butterflies
Art took flight with this installation by conceptual artist Sergio Mendoza during the recent Barcú cultural fair in Bogotá.
Bogotá becomes “zoolidarious” with Capital Animal
During the next two months, Bogotá hosts Capital Animal, a cultural festival to raise awareness of the ethical treatment of animals.