Colombian Congress held special sessions Tuesday to start work on legal reforms that would allow eventual disarmament of the FARC guerrilla group.
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900,000 condoms keep a lid on Zika at Carnaval de Barranquilla
Colombian health officials handed out at least 900,000 condoms at Barranquilla’s Carnaval to help prevent pregnancies during a Zika outbreak.
Colombian high court rules against mining in fragile ‘páramos’
A court ruling Monday protects Colombia’s high mountain moorland or páramos from mining and mineral exploration.
FARC requests removal from EU terrorist group list
FARC representatives asked the EU Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday to consider removing them from a list of global terrorist organizations.
Colombia, FARC agree to let UN monitor ceasefire
Colombia’s government and FARC rebels agreed on Tuesday to ask the UN to monitor a ceasefire for at least a year following an eventual peace accord.
Three Bogotá adventures: Tejo, Tornado and wild roses
Three of The City Paper’s writers suggest their favorite plans to spend a day in Colombia’s capital city.
Leticia’s Ethnographic Museum is a window on Amazon culture
Colombia’s newly re-opened Ethnographic Museum in Leticia takes visitors on a journey through the Amazon past and present.
Miss Colombia reigns only briefly as Miss Universe 2015
Miss Colombia held the Miss Universe crown for a moment before host Steve Harvey announced that Miss Philippines had won.
Norway, Iceland drop visa requirement for Colombia
Norway and Iceland joined 26 E.U. nations, Switzerland and Liechtenstein in allowing visa-free short-term travel for Colombians this month.
The invaluable history of the San José Galleon
The San José, a Spanish galleon rumored to contain as much as US$17 billion in treasure, has been found in deep Colombian waters.
El Retiro turns trash into tinsel for recycled EcoChristmas
El Retiro Shopping Center asked college students to design Christmas decorations entirely from recycled materials.
Climate change turns up the heat in Colombia
The heat in Colombia’s Caribbean region is far more than just uncomfortable right now. It’s dangerous. And climate change could make it worse.
The majestic moors of Chingaza
High above Bogotá lies Chingaza, a wild moorland and critical hydrological ecosystem that is also home to rare plant and animal species.
Santos on Paris attacks: ‘Today all Colombians are French’
President Juan Manuel Santos expressed Colombia’s solidarity with France after the Friday terrorist attacks in Paris.
Art lovers at BogotAuctions
BogotAuctions’ fourth art sale since opening in 2014 drew art lovers, critics, collectors and more from across Colombia and around the world.
Seven days of Culture in the capital: Nov 9 – 15
Our listing of important and not-to-be misses events happening in Bogotá, November 9 -through 16.