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Taking the plunge to live in Santa Marta. How much for priceless sunsets?
Feel like trading in stressful Bogota? for a place in the sun? Santa Marta may be within your budget with sunsets included.
Avianca issues pilots ultimatum as carrier hires foreign crews
Almost a month after 730 Avianca pilots walked-off the job, the nation’s largest carrier has issued an ultimatum to the union.
Colombia’s Chiribiquete aims for UNESCO recognition
Chiribiquete National Park has been proposed to UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage site. The largest of all protected parks in Colombia is also one of the most topographically diverse.
Editorial: Colombia, time to get moving
In an crowded presidential electoral race, the future of Colombia’s peace can’t be muddied by populist rhetoric. Too much is at stake, including food security and prosperity for rural communities.
Colombia faces final chance for Russia in qualifier Tuesday against Peru
The Colombian national football team is down to the wire to secure its place in Russia 2018. The Selección must secure a victory in Lima on Tuesday.
San José: From Potosí to a shallow grave near Cartagena
Who gets to keep the treasure from the San Jose? galleon is a recurring debate that has continental twists and turns, as well as a chain smoking deity in Bolivia smiling.
Colombia’s Humboldt Institute releases Biodiversity Tarot for conservation awareness
The Humboldt Institute has released a beautifully illustrated tarot deck to draw attention to Colombia’s endangered biodiversity. It also reads the future.
Minca: Ultimate getaway in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Minca, in the hills above Santa Marta, has positioned itself as an obligatory destination on the travel circuit of the coast. Here, an insider’s guide to this tropical hideaway.
Marginal de la Selva: In search of Deforestation Road
The Marginal de la Selva is a mega road project to unite Venezuela with Ecuador. The environmental impact could be devastating to Colombia’s Amazonia.
Colombia’s biodiversity under threat by deforestation reports Humboldt Institute
According to the Humboldt Institute, some 2,700 species of flora and fauna are endangered by deforestation in Colombia’s more remote regions.
Jim and Olga de Amaral: Lives Reflected in Art
Jim Amaral and Olga de Amaral are Colombia’s artistic duo. Recent exhibitions offer a glimpse on lives dedicated to marriage, children and creative expression.
Millions to march across Colombia in general strike Tuesday
Millions are expected to participate in the general strike planned Tuesday June 6, across Colombia.
Meaningful travel in Colombia and plenty of mysterious tombs
Colombia has no shortage of the strange, or bizarre, when it comes to travel. Plan your itinerary for dizzying festivals and astounding archaeology.
Colombia’s “Witching Hour”
Demonized by the media, redeemed by justice, Colombia has its women of the “Witching Hour”
An ARTBO Weekend of Art in Bogotá
The Bogotá Chamber of Commerce has launched ARTBO Fin de Semana as a way to incentivate the gallery going public and a midyear preview of one of the region’s most vibrant arts capitals.