With its natural resource based economy, Colombia must work to find ways of pushing the potentially poor towards a growing middle class.
Big Picture. The colonial town of Monguí in the central Boyacá highlands was one of the first settlements in the Americas.
Some 10,000 trees are slated to be cut down every month in Bogotá after suffering the harsh effects of previous winters.
The announcement by Spain’s Rajoy to lift Schengen visas for Colombians could usher in a new era for relations with Europe.
Big Picture. The white sandy beaches of Providencia (Old Providence) are used for racing island horses.
Medellín looks to attract more foreign companies in the technology and BPO sectors.
August is the month of kites and a spectacle in one of this country’s most attractive destinations, Villa de Leyva.
Big Picture. A powered parachute takes to the skies near Puerto López in the eastern plains as a Llanero sun begins to set.
The Ministry of Transport announced that certain licenses must be renewed by October 15th.
A road trip to the Eastern plains in 1957 by four Englishmen and their ‘Green mule’ required nerves of steel and steady breaks.
Big Picture: Praying to the African Gods deep in the Colombian rainforest of the Chocó.
Swiss watchmaker Bomberg launched their first store in Bogotá with an event that mixed fashion and boxing.
The Guajira has balanced the wealth from its rich natural resources with the agrarian and fishing ways of locals.
With its attention to service and fresh ingredients, WOK introduced Southeast Asian food to Bogotanos.
The exhibition ‘Grandes Maestros del Arte Popular’ exhibited at Bogotá’s Modern Art Museum looks at the art of craftmanship across the region.
A leap into the known. Diving to cool off from the summer heat in El Guajaro reservoir near Cartagena.