The 2022 Colombian elections are fraught with disinformation and dysfunctional campaigns, maintaining Petro’s lead in the polls.
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Yellow alert declared for Bogotá as Amazon fires grow
Wild fires burning across northern South America have placed Bogotá under yellow alert for bad air quality.
Refugees showcase Latin American recipes in new cookbook by UNHCR
The UN Refugee agency has released a new cookbook with recipes by migrants and refugees across Latin America, and showcase of authentic dishes.
Remember it’s the country of COLOMBIA not…COLUMBIA
Entertainers, celebrities, reporters and even editors still confuse Colombia, Republic thereof with a plethora of towns called Columbia. Time to set the record straight.
Hunger in Colombia “critical” says Food Banks after FAO report
After the controversial report by FAO ranking Colombia as a “hunger hotspot,” the nation’s food banks claim the hunger situation is “critical.”
Colombia outpaces South America in 2021 with tourism reactivation
Colombia outperformed other South American nations in 2021 with recovery of international tourism despite coronavirus variants and blanket travel restrictions.
Colombia adds 4.7 M jobs, women most impacted by unemployment
Despite encouraging perspectives for economic growth in 2022, Colombia’s unemployment remains among the highest in the region, with women most affected.
The heron of Calanoa, Amazonas
Photographer Louis Vest captured this moment in the riverine hamlet of Calanoa, at the heart of the Colombian Amazon.
Colombia elections: Political coalition builders and breakers
Coalitions are gaining momentum ahead of the May 29 presidential election that is being waged more in backrooms than in public venues. Will the center hold?
Colombia updates entry requirements for Cruise Ship passengers
Colombia’s Ministry of Health has aligned all entry requirements for passengers entering the country via air and sea.
Pacific Alliance: Cultural industries a pillar of economic integration
Among the many agreements reached during the meeting of Pacific Alliance nations is economic integration of cultural industries.
A Bogotá traffic accident ends in a lynching by the Embera
An accident involving a truck driver who killed two indigenous women has outraged Colombians after members of the Embera tribe lynched the driver in retributative justice.
Omicron slows in Colombia, but active cases still above 110,000
Over the last week, daily cases of COVID-19 in Colombia have started to decelerate, yet active cases remain high.
Egan Bernal responding well to successful surgeries after road accident
Colombian cyclist Egan Bernal is responding well, and is conscious, following three “successful surgeries” to his spine, femur, right leg and chest, states the most recent medical report from the University Hospital La Sabana. The 25-year-old cyclist and winner of the 2019 Tour de France will, however, remain in intensive case after his accident Monday […]
Colombia’s peso under pressure with inflation, global uncertainty
Global currencies are under pressure with rising inflation, supply-chain disruptions and fears of an energy crisis should Russia invade Ukraine.
Colombia’s Operation Artemisa extends frontline to ocean protection
President Iván Duque extended Operation Artemisa’s reach to include the nation’s oceans, and protection of endangered biodiversity.