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De la Espriella Takes His Crime Crackdown to Bogotá With 172 Arrests

By The City Paper Staff - October 29, 2026

The President’s personal involvement in high-profile police raids, his pledge to govern from within Colombia and proposal for military control in southern Bogotá is putting a hardline security strategy to the test. President Abelardo de la Espriella took his escalating campaign against urban crime to Bogotá on Wednesday, personally accompanying security forces during Operation Kratos, […]

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.

Snow falls on Colombia’s high-altitude Sumapaz

By The City Paper Staff - June 25, 2022

Colombia’s high-altitude wetland Sumapaz got its first snowfall in more than 60 years, turning this mountainous region into a winter wonderland.

As wildfires burn in Sumapaz, Bogotá’s pollution at hazardous levels

By The City Paper Staff - February 7, 2020

Lack of rainfall and extreme temperatures in the Sumapaz National Park have caused three wildfires to blaze out of control. Bogotá’s fire department is on the scene.

Bogotá: District documentary reveals city of “Unexpected Neighbors”

By Special Coverage - December 10, 2019

A documentary inspired by Bogota?’s abundant biodiversity debuts this month and district initiative to inspire conservation and empathy with urban wildlife.

Exploring Colombia’s páramo wonder world of Sumapaz

By Ann Bush - February 21, 2017

Once a corridor used for moving hostages from the interior to the eastern plains, peace and tranquility have returned to the Páramo de Sumapaz, an outing close to the capital.

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