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The launch of “Paso a Paso, Caminando hacia la Pascua con María,” aims at strengthening religious and cultural tourism across Bogotá and Cundinamarca ahead of Semana Santa 2026.

Bogotá to welcome 500,000 Easter visitors with expanded Semana Santa programme

By The City Paper Staff - February 25, 2026

Bogotá and the department of Cundinamarca are preparing to receive up to half a million visitors during Semana Santa 2026, as the Mayoralty unveiled an ambitious tourism campaign aimed at positioning the Colombian capital as a leading Easter destination in Latin America. Branded “Paso a Paso, Caminando hacia la Pascua con María” (Step by Step, […]

Wildfire erupts in Colombia’s Chingaza National Park, arson suspected

By The City Paper Staff - January 15, 2025

A wildfire in Colombia’s Chingaza National Park is threatening a high-altitude wetland that supplies Bogotá with water amid ongoing rationing. Suspected arson, hot weather, and strong winds complicate containment efforts by emergency crews, the military and local authorities.

Heat wave causes wildfires to rage in Bogotá’s Cerros Orientales

By The City Paper Staff - January 22, 2024

Amidst a relentless heat wave, wildfires blaze in Bogotá’s Cerros Orientales, fueled by the El Niño phenomenon, prompting a city-wide firefighting effort and heightened vigilance.

Authorities warn FARC dissidents encroaching on Colombia’s Sumapaz

By The City Paper Staff - April 26, 2023

Colombia’s vast Sumapaz is back in the spotlight after locals who reside in this remote region south of Bogotá claim that FARC is encroaching into the high-altitude wetland, including the 53 Front of the dissident guerrilla.

Bogotá residents barred from leaving capital for three consecutive long weekends

By The City Paper Staff - June 11, 2020

Residents of Bogotá will not be able to leave the capital during the next three consecutive long weekends. Police will enforce controls on all departmental roads.

Jimmy Weiskopf: Coronavirus quarantine from the “Balcony of the Moon”

By Jimmy Weiskopf - April 8, 2020

The author of Ayahuasca: Weaving Destinies, Jimmy Weiskopf describes quarantine from the small Andean community Choachí, known by the Muisca as their “Balcony of the Moon.”

Zipaquira: Small Cundinamarca town built on more than salt

By Emma Jones - December 19, 2019

Zipaquira? is one of Bogotá’s many satellite communities and known for it’s cavernous Catedral de Sal. But there is more to see than columns of salt and crosses.

Bicycle donation in Cundinamarca helps rural children get a leg up in education

By Jacqueline de Klerk - November 14, 2019

The C.C Andino is helping rural children across Cundinamarca and Boyacá get to their schools with bicycle donations, and award-winning social responsibility initiative.

Four destinations three hours by road from Bogotá

By Richard Emblin - October 25, 2019

In Colombia, the road most traveled is also the one with the best pit stops and service stations. If inclined to tour the countryside here, four recommendations.

Your all-terrain, last-minute Colombian vacation

By The City Paper Staff - December 21, 2018

if you are at a loss for a last minute vacation, hit the road to some of these breathtaking destinations.

Cundinamarca’s ELC inaugurates high-tech production plant in Cota

By The City Paper Staff - December 11, 2018

Powered by solar and with a fully automated production, the department’s Empresa de Licores de Cundinamarca inaugurates new distillery.

Colombia’s feared AUC commander “El Águila” asks for forgiveness

By The City Paper Staff - May 21, 2018

One of the most feared paramilitary commanders of the AUC, “El Aguila,” has asked victims for forgiveness. Luis Eduardo Cifuentes terrorized Cundinamarca for more than a decade.

Close to Bogotá hotspots for rainy day escapes

By The City Paper Staff - May 18, 2018

Escape Bogotá rain with these mountain destinations that almost guarantee warm sunny days all year round.

Colombian “miracle” pilot has license suspended by aviation authorities

By The City Paper Staff - April 2, 2018

A pilot who miraculously landed a single-prop Cessna along the busy Bogotá to Tunja highway on Saturday, has had his license suspended by Colombian aviation authorities.

Girardot: A river town of rail and steam

By The City Paper Staff - January 1, 2018

Girardot’s strategic location on the Magdalena River has historically attracted commerce. The city is home to the annual Tourism Pageant that celebrates regional diversity.

Sutatausa: Town of heart and coal

By Andy East - January 8, 2017

Two hours northeast of Bogota?, visitors can step back in time to an age of coal and makeshift mines. The small town of Tausa now wants to reel-in tourists.