Big Picture: A young boy waits for the elders of his indigenous community in the Amazon to hold a meeting regarding the environmental impact of illegal gold mining.
On Saturday, April 29, the Teatro Mayor launches the 43rd edition of Colombia’s most important Andean music event, the Mono Núñez Festival.
The Ministry of Culture has designated the ancestral knowledge of the four indigenous communities that reside in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta as intangible cultural patrimony of Colombia.
The Spanish theatre group Ron Lalá takes on the verses of the father of the modern novel, Miguel de Cervantes, with four performances at the Colón Theatre.
At a nature reserve in the Eastern plains, the mayoralty of Bogotá released 408 animals after years of being held captive in the Colombian capital.
With the start of Semana Santa, The City Paper presents a listing of some of the cultural highlights taking place in the capital and colonial Villa de Leyva.
Photographer Gabriel Eisenband captured this impressive picture of the Maypures rapids in the Tuparro National Park.
The sentencing of Rafael Uribe Noguera to 51 years and 10 months for the killing of 7-year-old Yuliana Samboni was one of the important stories that made headlines this week in Colombia.
The Ministry of Culture wants Bogotanos to appreciate the complete organ works of the great Baroque composer, J.S Bach. This free concert series runs until September.
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will visit Colombia for six days in September to show his support for the peace process with FARC and the importance of reconciliation.
Tuesday’s severe electrical storm in Bogotá collapsed major roads and caused widespread chaos to the city’s transportation system. More storms are expected.
The Bogotá Museum of Modern Art re-opened after a two month renovation with an exhibition featuring the works of artists Olga de Amaral, Jim Amaral, and Ricardo Cárdenas.
The Colón Theatre presents a one-night tribute to one of Colombia’s most admired performers, pianist Teresita Gómez.
In a letter, one prominent businessman recalls how he was sold into captivity and endured 10 months as an “economic prisoner” of the Colombian guerrilla.
The mood may recall Marrakech, but even though there is no beach nor desert close to the Colombian capital, palms have been growing in La Candelaria for centuries.
Search and rescue operations continues in southern Mali to secure the release of the Colombian Franciscan nun, Gloria Cecilia Narvaez Argoti, taken by a gang of armed jihadists.