Colombia actor Antonio Bolívar and member of the Huitoto indigenous peoples has died at age 72 from coronavirus. Bolívar is best known for his role in Embrace of the Serpent.
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Netherlands tributes Colombia’s frontline healthcare workers on Labor Day
To mark Labor Day, the Embassy of the Netherlands in Colombia tributed Bogotá healthcare workers the way they do best: with flowers.
Colombian healthcare workers stage peaceful protests as COVID-19 cases reach 6507
Colombian healthcare workers staged walk-outs over the lack of PPE and safe working conditions inside hospitals as COVID-19 cases in the country reached 6507.
Bogotá marks sharp decline in COVID19 cases as nation’s total reaches 5949
For the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Colombia, Bogotá was not the epicenter of infection with 352 new cases confirmed nationwide.
Avianca bailout with COVID-19 may consolidate domestic base at expense of future alliances
Airlines are seeking financial assistance from governments with the COVID-19 pandemic and Avianca no exception. Colombia’s connectivity with the world is at stake.
Colombian Constitutional lawyer explains who gets to decide easing of quarantine
When it comes to who has the final word with easing the lockdown over COVID-19, top Constitutional lawyer Juan Manuel Charry gives us his verdict.
Colombia’s Attorney General opens preliminary investigation against Bogotá Mayor López for breaking quarantine
Bogotá Mayor Claudia López faces a criminal investigation by the Attorney General after she broke quarantine while shopping with her wife Angélica Lozano.
An appeal to help the community of Minca and its tourism-dependent residents
Hundreds of families in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta are facing abject poverty as hostels and tourism-related businesses remain closed with the nationwide quarantine.
Colombia joins Airbnb’s Frontline Stays to provide homes for medical workers
Colombia is the first South American nation to join Airbnb’s Frontline Stays program that offers free and discounted stays for healthcare professionals.
Bogotá’s daily COVID-19 cases down to 51 with more testing and nation’s total at 4561
Bogotá saw a marked decline in daily COVID-19 cases on Thursday with more testing by the INS. The nation’s number of infected totals 4561.
Coronavirus in Colombia claims its youngest victim as cases reach 4356
The coronavirus outbreak in Colombia has claimed the life of its youngest patient as cases reached 4356. MinSauld reported 10 additional fatalities on Wednesday.
Colombian farmers secure food for quarantined households as COVID-19 cases reach 4149
Colombia’s campesinos are on the frontline of the country’s coronavirus health emergency by securing food for the quarantined households, especially the most vulnerable.
Bogotá opens transitional hospital for non-COVID-19 patients as cases rise to 3977
Bogotá Mayor Claudia López appears on a collision course with President Iván Duque’s timeline for easing quarantine after April 27 as coronavirus cases reach 3977.
Big Picture: Buenos Aires wildlife under quarantine
Buenos Aires, like almost every capital in South America, remains under quarantine except for this resident lion of the city’s street art scene.
Body and dance in the era of coronavirus: A view from Colombia
Álvaro Restrepo, the renowned Colombian dancer and choreographer looks at the Japanese concept of “distancing” and how body-ography is transformational.
Maluma leads Colombian cast of One World, Bogotá donates for COVID-19 relief
Bogotá is hosting a Donatón to provide relief packages to vulnerable families affected by the coronavirus and quarantine. Maluma charms One World with “Carnaval.”