Four days of protests in Bogotá has left scores of civilians and police officers injured. Colombia’s capital braces for another week of demonstrations.
In a move to restore law and order to the Colombian capital after days of unrest and vandalism, President Iván Duque and Mayor Enrique Peñalosa order a curfew starting 9:00 pm
What was being celebrated as a “day of peaceful protest” by trade unions and the government turned to violence when masked vandals stormed Plaza de Bolívar.
Bogotá Mayor Enrique Peñalosa outlined the security operations for the capital to guarantee peaceful protest during the national strike on Thursday, Nov 21.
Canada has been named Guest Nation of Teatro Mayor’s 2020 program, and theatre that embraces global talent.
Creative districts are thriving in Bogota? with San Felipe joining El Bronx as new hubs for startups and creative industries.
Students are marching across Colombia in protest over institutional corruption and their right to peaceful protest. Incidents of violence are changing the debate.
Festival Brilla opens in Bogotá’s Botanical Garden on November 16 with an end-of-year spectacle involving giant illuminated sculptures of Colombia’s biodiversity.
Colombia’s Doris Salcedo has been awarded the world’s most lucrative art prize, Nomura Art Award, for works that honor the victims of the country’s internal conflict.
Bogota? is a city on the move as the high voltage dance festival Danza en la Ciudad takes to stage and street for 13 days. Canada’s Compagnie Chouinard in the international program.
Bogota? institute of Technology offers beginner and advanced courses in software development. 150 women have enrolled to become future tech professionals.
Bogotá’s Séptima is an obligatory stroll down memory lane, layered by architectural disorder within an urban context.
With much of the spotlight focused on the election results in Bogotá, independent candidates have redrawn Colombia’s political map. The big losers are traditional parties.
The Green Alliance coalition candidate Claudía López has won the Bogotá mayoral race with 35% of the vote and the first woman to occupy the second-most important political post in Colombia.
In preparation for Sunday’s mayoral elections, a nationwide alcohol ban goes into effect Saturday evening. Local authorities will boost police presence on the streets of Bogotá.
Photographer Javier Vanegas is no stranger to controversy and tackling unconventional themes with his acute eye. A current project looks at the aesthetics of the afterlife.