Andrew Crawford is Associate Professor of Biology at Los Andes University. He spoke with The City Paper about the multiple threats facing Colombia’s “Kermits.”
The most important travel fair in Colombia opened Wednesday with the presentation of the government’s new campaign to incentivize travel by Colombians in their country.
The country’s largest travel fair Vitrina Turística ANATO opens Thursday with over 2,000 exhibitors and at a time as the country receives record numbers of visitors.
Colombia has plenty of pristine forest to conjure one’s imagination. Several of them, even have mythical beasts.
From a canopy adventure high above the Amazon to discovering hidden Andean waterfalls, Colombia has no shortage of adrenaline adventures.
Buenaventura’s cooks and local kitchens are being recognized by the United Nations for their ancestral traditions and unique recipes.
Leyner Palacios has been nominated to one of the most prestigious humanitarian awards. The survivor of the 2002 Bojaya? massacre started a grass roots campaign to recognize the rights of victims.
Their rich and brassy sound change salsa and the identity of Cali as a Colombian musical capital. As Grupo Niche reaches middle age, their legacy remains unchallenged.
A high court in Colombia has ruled that the Atrato River is deserving of rights as guaranteed by the Constitution. This landmark decision sets an important precedent for preserving one of this country’s most biodiverse and endangered ecosystems.
Even though the winter has to officially begin, most of Colombia is experiencing heavy rainfall prompting authorities to issue a “red alert” for floods and mudslides.
Colombia’s Chocó region is known for its natural wonders, abundant rainfall and rich biodiversity, but thrill-seeking tourists are leading the waves, with Nuquí’s new-found surfing culture
The traditional midwives – parteras – of Colombia’s Pacific have been included in the patrimony list of the nation.
The Colombian Navy went on a mission last week to protect baby sea turtles as they migrate to the sea after born on a beach in the Chocó department.
A mural by artist Leopold Richter will adorn the new cultural center of the Banco de la República in Buenaventura.
Citizens in Chocó began a strike today to protest widespread neglect of the department.
The Alto Baudo? in the heart of the Choco?may be inhospitable to reach, but is steeped in rich inter-oceanic history.