A small explosion impacted a Navy bus and school transportation Monday morning just outside of Bogotá injuring at least five.
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Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía brings greatest hits to Bogotá
Spain’s Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía arrives in Bogotá with their show Imágenes, which celebrates 20 years of innovative dance and music.
Leap year brings special birthday for 25,264 Colombians
More than 25,000 Colombians celebrate birthdays only once every four years, making 2016 a particularly special one.
Oscar or no, Embrace of the Serpent already a winner for Colombia
Colombia’s Embrace of the Serpent competes Sunday at the 88th Academy Awards as the first nominated film from the country.
Las Lajas and the bridge of faith
The Las Lajas cathedral in Ipiales is one of Colombia’s most iconic landmarks, and has been named one of the world’s most beautiful churches.
Colombia’s vulnerable Andean bears in spotlight for Conservation Day
Sunday marks International Day for Bear Conservation, and Colombia is celebrating by raising awareness of the plight of the rare Andean bear.
Congress prepares for the post-conflict
Colombian Congress held special sessions Tuesday to start work on legal reforms that would allow eventual disarmament of the FARC guerrilla group.
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.