Vandals attempted to storm the Colombian Congress during a protest in Bogotá, hours after police command posts were attacked and torched during riots.
Violence in Colombia’s capital erupted Tuesday night after rioters targeted police stations and city’s transportation infrastructure. Food shortages begin to set-in with prolonged strike.
Monday saw a deepening political crisis with the resignation of Finance Minister Carrasquilla, road blockades, protests and fears of food and medical shortages.
An estuary close to Colombia’s largest port has been granted precautionary measures by JEP to facilitate the exhumation of missing persons.
The disappearance of two-year-old Sara Sofía Galván recalls the tragedy of Yuliana Samboni and Michelle Amaya. Two girls who went missing in the Colombian capital.
The death of officer Edwin Caro while attempting to stop a Bogotá bank robbery has unleashed strong anti-Venezuelan sentiment.
The Mayoralty of Claudia López reached a deal with the national government to boost security in the capital given rising crime rates and the perception of greater insecurity.
Bogotanos are increasingly pessimistic about crime and insecurity on city streets reveals the most recent survey by the Chamber of Commerce.
Controversy is raging over how to curb the exponential growth in Colombia’s exotic hippo population that began with four creatures imported by Pablo Escobar.
Gonzalo Cardona is credited for having saved the rare Yellow-eared Parrot from extinction and species whose survival depends on the wax palm.
Claudia López accuses the National Police of using indiscriminate force during the Bogotá protests. Government claims criminal organizations attacked the city.
As coronavirus cases in Colombia broke a new daily record, Bogotá Mayor Claudia López blamed the Police and national government for crime in the capital.
The Bogotá Chamber of Commerce released its most recent survey on victimization and crime in the capital. While certain trends improve, a perception of insecurity continues.
As part of a global crackdown on the trafficking of cultural artifacts, rare pre-Columbian items were seized by INTERPOL at Madrid’s Barajas airport.
Migración Colombia expelled 59 Venezuelans on Monday for committing acts of violence and vandalism in Bogotá.
Four days of protests in Bogotá has left scores of civilians and police officers injured. Colombia’s capital braces for another week of demonstrations.