Colombia defies all categorization as history has shown, explains Jimmy Weiskopf.
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Batuta: Colombia’s youth orchestras and harmonies of hope
Batuta was modeled after Venezuela’s El Sistema to provide musical training to youngsters as a fundamental right.
A Colombian Roadmap for climate change
Colombia could be a leader in supplying the world with food, but to do so, needs to tackle a major agent of climate change: deforestation.
Editorial: In search of Colombianness and other year-end thoughts
With a mandate of change, Iván Duque must jump-start the country’s economic engine and work towards consensus in Colombia.
Colombia’s Duque reiterates “open arms” to Venezuelan migrants during Paris visit
President Iván Duque outlined major policy decisions from coca eradication to humanitarian assistance for Venezuelan migrants during three-day visit to the French capital.
Duque and Trump: A shared vision
President Trump is scheduled to visit Colombia next month, at a time in which the country faces a surge in coca production. Counterpart Duque must prove he isn’t “just another Colombian president.”
Ruven Afanador and Ana González capture the secret Colombia
Photographer Ruven Afanador and artist Ana González tribute the beauty and inherent sense of style of Colombia’s indigenous women in a collaborative project: Daughters of Water
Editorial: The tragedy of the Caminantes
The movement of Venezuelan refugees across Colombia is straining the country’s welfare system at a time in which the government of Iván Duque must implement tough economic measures.
UNESCO’s Tim Curtis: Colombia’s Intangible Culture “not just rural”
The head of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage spoke to The City Paper about Colombia’s participation in the Representative List.
Justice Travel: Tourism that promotes human rights activism in Colombia
A social-impact travel agency, Justice Travel, wants visitors to Colombia to meet human rights activists and establish long-term partnerships.
Duque and Gutiérrez vow to dismantle criminal networks in Medellín
President Duque and Medellín’s Gutiérrez have pledged to dismantle all criminal organizations in Colombia’s second largest city and demolish a culture of illegality.
Doris Salcedo turns FARC weapons into counter-monument to Colombia’s peace
Celebrated artist Doris Salcedo inaugurates a “counter-monument” to peace.
Editorial: Inaugurations and a dateline “Colombia”
President Iván Duque’s inauguration was covered by 600 international journalists who braved wind and rain to deliver the news. But, it wasn’t always easy to get a story from Colombia out there.
President Santos to receive Tipperary International Peace Award
The government of Ireland had announced that President Santos has been awarded the Tipperary International Peace Award for his commitment to peace in Colombia.
Supreme Court opens criminal investigation against Uribe Vélez
Colombia’s highest court has opened a criminal case against ex-president Alvaro Uribe after a former paramilitary claims he was bribed to change testimony.
Botero’s Bird of Peace flies from Presidential Palace to National Museum
Fernando Botero’s “Bird of Peace” has a new home in the National Museum of Colombia. The work was donated by the Colombian artist to show solidarity with the peace process.