As an extended drought kills cattle and creates food and water shortages, La Guajira’s crisis is deeply rooted in corruption.
Juan Manuel Santos takes office on Thursday for a second term in which domestic issues will be as critical as defining the peace accord with FARC.
After a grueling campaign and second round, Juan Manuel Santos was reelected Sunday June 15th, President of Colombia.
The paintings of Ana Mercedes Hoyos are indelibly linked with a Colombian identity. The subject of many works is “soul mate” Zenaida.
The cab drivers who murdered the DEA’s “Terry” Watson in Bogotá will be extradited to the U.S. after President Santos signed order.
At the Humboldt Institute, Brigitte Baptiste is committed to preserving Colombia’s biodiversity and a member of the LGBTQ community securing the preservation of biodiversity.
Recent congressional elections in Colombia ushered in a few surprises such as the return of ex president and political heavy-weight Alvaro Uribe.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague came to Bogota to address the issue of sexual violence in conflict and lay out a framework for the June G8 Summit.
Tom Hart-Dyke’s lecture at Hay recalled his kidnapping in the Darién in 1999 and how orchids and humor saved his life.
From “après Lit” on ramparts to all night rumba in Barranquilla, Colombia hosts festivals until March.
Being in “the know” of a tradition that started more than three centuries ago will make a Novena in Colombia a memorable night.
Painter Carlos Jacanamijoy and neuroscientist Rodolfo Llinás met up in Bogotá to discuss how the brain sees art.
Nadín Ospina explores the relationships between ancestral elements and the images which shape a Colombian identity.
John Lundin looks at the relationship between the Genovese seafarer and a word that now encompasses most of the New World.
Covering 2.7 million hectacres of pristine rainforest, Chiribiquete National Park is Colombia’s jewel of biodiversity.
Melgar and Girardot thrive on low cost tourism. With high temperatures, the fun is staying cool by a pool.