A giant canvas depicting some of Fernando Botero’s most famous works covers the façade of the Colombian Congress in Bogotá. The artist will receive the honor of a state funeral on Monday at the Primary Cathedral.
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20 de Julio: Celebration of Independence and a nation’s heroes
In Bogotá, the Veinte de Julio Independence Day celebrations include a grand military parade, fly-over by the Air Force, and aeronautical display of the Army’s helicopter gunships.
Indigenous Guard occupy Bogotá’s historic Plaza de Bolívar
In a defiant act to pressure the Colombian Congress in approving the National Development Plan and Health Reform of the government of President Gustavo Petro, some 400 members of the Indigenous Guard are occupying the steps of the Capitol.
Among the sugarcane cutters of Valle del Cauca
The sugar mills of Valle del Cauca employ up to 12,000 cane cutters. The work inspired photographer Sergio Bartelsman.
The heron of Calanoa, Amazonas
Photographer Louis Vest captured this moment in the riverine hamlet of Calanoa, at the heart of the Colombian Amazon.
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.
Tragedy among Colombia’s Nasa: A photo essay by Malcolm Linton
In southwest Colombia, illegal armed groups have killed community leaders of the Nasa indigenous community as they seize control of lucrative drug routes.
Big Picture: The umbrellas of Calle Angosto in Cartagena
Photographer Louis Vest captured this image of umbrellas in the historic quarter of Getsemani, Cartagena, home to artists’ studios and art-nouveau boutique hotels.
Big Picture: Long journey across the Llanos Orientales
Step into the captivating world of Colombia’s Eastern plains horsemen, as documented by photographer Carlos Pineda in his remarkable coffee table book, ‘Faena de Llano.'”