On the second day of the Nobel Peace Summit in Bogotá, the Laureates addressed the important relationship between peace and sustainable tourism.
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After 52 years of war in Colombia, Bogotá declared the ‘City of Peace’
During an historic Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates and the first ever to be held in a South American nation, Bogotá was declared the ‘City of Peace’ after Colombia ended 52-years of conflict.
France’s Hollande begins two-day official state visit to Colombia
After 28 years, a French head of state arrives in the Colombian capital to strengthen bilateral ties and mark the beginning of Colombia-France Year.
A snapshot of a bygone Bogotá
A press conference during the height of the narco war, offers one journalist the opportunity to become a Colombian.
Editorial: Our ‘Spiral of Silence’
It couldn’t get any stranger than 2016, a year in which “change” swept across the world and Colombia with its peace came out relatively unscathed.
Santos receives Nobel prize as “tribute to the Colombian people”
President Juan Manuel Santos accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, saying it gave a boost to an “impossible dream” of ending more than a half-century of conflict in Colombia.
Final and revised peace accord to be signed Thursday at the Colón Theatre
The revised peace accord between the Colombian Government and FARC will be signed Thursday in Bogotá’s iconic Colón Theatre.
Colombia’s Hass avocados to head stateside
Once native to California, Colombia’s Hass avocado is becoming this country’s golden export and now certified for U.S consumers.
Nobel Peace Laureates chose Bogota? to host 16th World Summit
Business leaders, activists and conflict victims gathered at Bogota?’s Center for Memory, Peace and Reconciliation to launch the 16th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates.
Report: Military spending in Colombia fell 17 percent in 2015
According to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Institute, Colombia reduced its military expenditures by nearly USD$2 billion in 2015.
Santos extends ceasefire with FARC after meeting organizers of mass marches in Colombia
President Santos has extended the ceasefire with FARC until Dec. 31 to revive the peace accord rejected in the nationwide plebiscite.
A Colombian journalist recounts why she marched for peace
Thousands have marched this week across Colombia to pressure the government and opposition to accept the final peace accord with FARC. Here a perspective from the street.
As ceasefire deadline nears Colombians march to mend shattered peace
Thousands of Colombians are marching in support of the the peace accord with FARC as a deadline to end the bilateral ceasefire nears.
World reacts to Colombia’s peace agreement with FARC
World leaders and international media reacted strongly on Monday to news that Colombia’s government would sign a peace agreement with the FARC guerrilla group.
Former AUC commanders ask Colombians to support peace process
Former senior commanders of the paramilitary AUC have called on Colombians to support the peace process with FARC.
Pasos de Héroe: Uplifting film tribute to child landmine victims
Colombian film director Henry Rincón’s debut feature “Pasos de Héroe” takes on the poignant theme of children landmine victims.