Afterglow on the ramparts of Cartagena’s walled city
The ramparts of Cartagena's Old City, built by the Spanish to protect their outpost in the New World against buccaneers, basks in the aferglow of…
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The heron of Calanoa, Amazonas
Photographer Louis Vest captured this moment in the riverine hamlet of Calanoa, at the heart of the Colombian Amazon.
December skies over Bogotá’s Plaza Bolivar
December in Bogotá heralds the arrival of the dry season, a time when the city sheds its usual veil of clouds to reveal piercing blue…
Spiritual leaders from the Sierra Nevada make historic visit to Bogotá
A delegation of spiritual leaders from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta made their first visit to Bogotá to petition the national government for greater…
Colombia commemorates 202 years of famous Independence battle
Colombia marked 202 years of the Batalla de Boyacá on Saturday and stunning visual display of the country's military transformation since the last independence battle.
Big Picture: Sunrise over the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
The Sierra Nevada ranks among the most unique ecosystems in the world covering all climatic zones and home to Colombia's largest archaeological site: the Lost…
The Nevado del Ruíz volcano from a Bogotá balcony
On rare occasions, the active volcano Nevado del Ruíz can be seen from Bogotá, however, given good air quality over the Colombian capital, the views…
Big Picture: The silence of quarantine in Cartagena
Quarantine brought tourism to a standstill in Cartagena. For a city that has endured pestilence and siege, COVID-19 will too become memory.
Big Picture: Approaching storm on the Amazon River
Nationwide quarantines are giving nature much-needed rest from tourism especially in the biodiverse Colombian Amazon where this Big Picture was taken.
Big Picture: Buenos Aires wildlife under quarantine
Buenos Aires, like almost every capital in South America, remains under quarantine except for this resident lion of the city's street art scene.
Big Picture: Christ the Redeemer tributes world’s healthcare workers
Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer lights up to tribute frontline healthcare workers around the world.
Big Picture: Riding with the salt of the Earth
Colombia's Wayuú endure economic hardship given the region's harsh climate and lack of essential infrastructure. With the advance of coronavirus, the search for water is…
Independence lights of Colombia’s Puente de Boyacá
The Puente de Boyacá joins the alumbrados across the nation with a festive display of lights marking the country's bicentenary of independence.
Big Picture: Rolling to the rhythm of Cartagena
Cartagena, like many other Colombian cities, moves to its own rhythm with rickety carts serving as their informal food stalls or for moving heavy materials.
Big Picture: Reaching the summit of El Cocuy
El Cocuy covers three departments - Boyacá, Santander and Arauca - and one of the most remote National Parks in Colombia. Rising to 4,600 meters…
Big Picture: “I’ll follow Bolívar as far as Bogotá”
As part of the bicentenary celebrations of 1819, Colombia's Armed Forces are reenacting the route taken by General Simón Bolívar.