While Santa Marta may be known for beach bars and hotel buffets, the restoration of the old city offers visitors more dining choices.
After a brutal attack by FARC on the army and ongoing peasant uprising in the Catatumbo region, President Santos turns to tough talk.
While Colombia looks to reduce unemployment, the informal labor force grows and ranks high in the region.
From Cathedrals to beach resorts, architect Simon Vélez builds monumental structures from resilient and beautiful bamboo.
French architect Le Corbusier envisioned a Bogotá expanding beyond the city center far before the modern sprawl.
Small companies benefit from fair trade as consumers demand better working conditions in developing countries.
A new “Magic Realism” ad campaign brands Colombia as an enchanted paradise, but what about daily reality?
The corner of Calle 11 and Carrera 4 in downtown Bogotá form a cultural epicenter in the heart of Colombia’s capital.
May is African Heritage Month in Colombia, shining a spotlight on the nation’s large Afro-Colombian community.
Artist Pedro Ruiz depicts in “Oro” scenes representing the beauty and complexity of traditional life and nature in Colombia.
As tensions escalate between the two Koreas, rhetoric recalls the brave role of Colombians during the Korean War.
Covering centuries of Pre-Colombian history, the Gold Museum is a must experience for anyone visiting Bogotá.
For kids in Tumaco, football is often seen as one of the only ways out of the impoverished fishing town.
Fernando Trujillo, winner of the 2007 Whitley Prize, leads initiatives in the Colombian Amazon to help save river dolphins.
Colombia (with an ‘o’ right?) often suffers from spelling confusion. The City Paper sets the record straight.
Christmas may be over, but Colombian festival season is just beginning. Don’t miss these three cultural celebrations!