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What next for Santa Marta after De la Espriella militarized the coastal city?

By The City Paper Staff - September 23, 2026

An uneasy calm settled over Santa Marta on Wednesday, with the Caribbean-facing boardwalk of the city’s historic waterfront noticeably quieter than usual, its bustling street vendors absent and the early-morning joggers few and far between. Across the old city, colonial streets that would normally be filling with residents, tourists and workers remained largely empty. Shops […]

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Coral Coves to Desert Shores: Colombia’s Most Unique Beaches

By Jacqueline de Klerk - October 18, 2025

There are countless stretches of beach in Colombia to explore, each with their own beauty and natural charm. Here four options fora carefree destination.

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Does Colombia’s “Binational Zone” with Venezuela Legitimize an Illegitimate Regime?

By Richard Emblin - July 24, 2025

Colombia and Venezuela have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a “binational zone of peace, unity, and development” along their shared border. Former President Álvaro Uribe called the initiative “unacceptable” and described it as a step toward surrendering Colombian sovereignty

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La Alta Guajira: un desierto hermosamente hostil

By María Claudia Peña - December 13, 2024

La Alta Guajira combina paisajes desérticos y cultura wayuú, ofreciendo turismo sostenible y comunitario. Su difícil acceso resalta la belleza natural, tradiciones ancestrales y desafíos de infraestructura departamental. Es un destino para disfrutar playas baldías y panoramas surreales.

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La Alta Guajira: Colombia’s most beautiful and hostile desert

By María Claudia Peña - December 11, 2024

La Alta Guajira, Colombia, offers breathtaking desert landscapes, pristine beaches, and rich Wayuú culture. Visitors can explore sacred sites like Jepira, enjoy sustainable tourism, and experience authentic Wayuú traditions, showcasing the region’s beauty and resilience amidst modern challenges.

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Colombia: ELN frees Manuel Díaz father of FC Liverpool’s Luis Díaz

By Richard Emblin - November 9, 2023

Manuel Díaz, the 56-year-old father of FC Liverpool forward Luis Díaz, has been freed by Colombia’s ELN guerrilla, twelve days after he was taken by the Maoist guerrilla near his home in Barrancas, La Guajira department.

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Colombia’s ELN justifies taking Luis Díaz’s father as “economic hostage”

By The City Paper Staff - November 6, 2023

The ELN’s Pablo Beltran justified the kidnapping of Manuel Díaz, father of FC Liverpool’s Luis Díaz as an “economic hostage” of the Colombian guerrilla.

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Colombia’s ELN confirms kidnapping of FC Liverpool Luis Diaz’s father

By The City Paper Staff - November 2, 2023

The Maoist guerrilla ELN confirmed Thursday that the illegal armed group has the father of FC Liverpool striker Luis Diaz hostage since his abduction five days ago.

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A choir from Nazareth, hymns from La Guajira

By The City Paper Staff - October 19, 2022

At the tip of Colombia’s department of La Guajira is the small town of Nazareth and at the heart of Wayúu culture. The girls boarding school is one of its most important landmarks.

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Teatro Mayor presents Donizetti’s “Colombian opera”

By Richard Emblin - October 12, 2022

Bogotá’s Teatro Mayor and Ópera de Colombia are staging Donizetti’s famous “Elisir D’Amore” with stage direction by the acclaimed film director Sergio Cabrera.

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Colombia enters age of wind power in La Guajira

By Richard Emblin - January 24, 2022

With 10 Vesta turbines, Colombia’s Iván Duque inaugurated a state-of-the-art wind farm in the department of La Guajira.

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New round of lockdowns in Bogotá, Colombia’s COVID mortality among world’s highest

By Richard Emblin - August 13, 2020

Seven Bogotá localities return to quarantine as capital nears peak of pandemic. Johns Hopkins warns of COVID-19 impact on Wayúu of La Guajira.

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Colombia intensifies health measures to border towns as death toll surpasses 1,000

By The City Paper Staff - June 3, 2020

The Ministry of Health announces more medical support for Colombia’s border towns and departments as cases nationwide reached 33,354.

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Colombia’s Birds of Passage out of 2019 Oscars race

By The City Paper Staff - January 22, 2019

The critically acclaimed feature by Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego, Birds of Passage (Pájaros de Verano) was short-listed in the Best Foreign Film category of the 91st Academy Awards.

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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.

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USNS Comfort heads to Colombia to offer medical assistance

By The City Paper Staff - October 9, 2018

The hospital ship USNS Comfort departs Norfolk, Virginia, Oct.11 with a crew of 200 military doctors to provide medical support to host nation Colombia and Venezuelan migrants.

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