Juanes, Maluma or Karol G Have Legitimized Parlache, Slang of Marginality

Juanes, Maluma or Karol G Have Legitimized Parlache, Slang of Marginality

Karol G, paisa singer who, along with Juanes, Maluma and other artists, has legitimized marginal slang. Credit: X: @karolgIn Medellin and its metropolitan area, as occurs in any city in the world, there exists a subculture that arose from marginality that developed its own linguistic expression. In

Rappi Delivery Workers Stage Street Fights While Waiting for Orders

Rappi Delivery Workers Stage Street Fights While Waiting for Orders

Several of those couriers were recorded around a fight with boxing gloves. Credit: X: @RappiColombia – @JD_QuinterorComplaints about Rappi delivery workers in Bogota are frequent for different reasons. But in the last hours one became known that surprised because of how exotic it was: several of tho

Adidas Launches Official 2026 World Cup Jerseys for Pets

Adidas Launches Official 2026 World Cup Jerseys for Pets

Sports brand Adidas launched official 2026 World Cup jerseys for pets under the slogan, “The official uniform for the whole team.” Credit: Adidasfootball / Instagram The countdown to the 2026 World Cup is already being felt beyond the stadiums. In an effort to expand the fan experience, Adidas has u

Colombia Captures Key Leader Behind Last Weekend’s Attacks

Colombia Captures Key Leader Behind Last Weekend’s Attacks

Colombia announced the capture of the alleged leader of the group responsible for last weekend’s attacks in the south of the country. Credit: @Col_Ejercito / X.com.Colombian authorities captured the top leader accused of organizing the series of attacks that put the country’s southwest on edge last

An Indian Billionaire Wants to Take Pablo Escobar’s Hippos from Colombia

An Indian Billionaire Wants to Take Pablo Escobar’s Hippos from Colombia

An Indian billionaire offered to pay for the hippos to be transported to his country, thereby preventing them from being put down. Credit: William Warby, CC BY 2.0.An Indian billionaire has proposed relocating 80 hippos from Colombia to a conservation center in India to prevent them from being culle

Petro Rejects Claims of ‘Security Crisis’ in Colombia

Petro Rejects Claims of ‘Security Crisis’ in Colombia

Petro denied there was a “security crisis” in Colombia following the attacks and said the ICC had accepted the complaint against Mordisco. Credit: Ovidio Gonzalez / Presidency of Colombia.The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, rejected on Monday night claims that the country is experiencing “secu

Guards and Inmates Form a Metal Band in a Prison in Colombia

Guards and Inmates Form a Metal Band in a Prison in Colombia

Members, guards and inmates, of the band Simbiontes, with the motto “Music also unites what the system separates”. Credit: IG: simbiontesoficialOne way of seeing the union of two opposing elements or entities is a coin, which has two different sides, generally opposite; another way is the idea of a

ECLAC Slightly Lowers Colombia’s Economic Growth Forecast

ECLAC Slightly Lowers Colombia’s Economic Growth Forecast

Both in the region and in Colombia, the performance would be conditioned by a lower impulse of consumption and a more demanding external environment. Credit reference image: car.gov.coLatin America, in light of the analyses of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), comp

Colombia’s Women’s Team Needs Two Wins to Clinch 2027 World Cup Spot

Colombia’s Women’s Team Needs Two Wins to Clinch 2027 World Cup Spot

Colombia’s women’s team needs two wins to secure a direct berth to the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil. Alexia Putellas and Salma Paralluelo face Colombia during the 2024 Paris Olympic women’s football tournament. This match is a reminder of the competitive caliber of the teams the team faces on it

Actions in Colombia Target Lili Pink Stores, Including Raids and Arrests

Actions in Colombia Target Lili Pink Stores, Including Raids and Arrests

A Lili Pink store in Cacique Shopping Center, in Medellin. Creditt. El ColombianoThe Prosecutor’s Office of Colombia is advancing a process of asset forfeiture that affects more than 300 stores of the underwear brand Lili Pink, as part of an investigation for smuggling and money laundering. As part

Colombia Gets Ready for Bogota Fashion Week 2026

Colombia Gets Ready for Bogota Fashion Week 2026

Colombia is ready for one of the most important events in the fashion industry: Bogota Fashion Week, which this year celebrates its ninth edition. Credit: Calvin J Turner, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 / FlickrColombia is preparing for a new edition of Bogota Fashion Week 2026, one of the most important events in

J Balvin, Karol G Make Spotify History in All-Time Streaming Rankings

J Balvin, Karol G Make Spotify History in All-Time Streaming Rankings

J Balvin and Karol G are the only Colombian artists included in the list of the most-streamed artists and albums in Spotify history. Credit: Syced, CC0 1.0 / Wikimedia Commons Colombian music has scored another global win, with J Balvin and Karol G earning spots in Spotify’s all-time streaming ranki

Foreign Investment in Colombia Hits a Five-Year Low in 2026

Foreign Investment in Colombia Hits a Five-Year Low in 2026

Foreign investment in Colombia fell by 10% in the first quarter of 2026, reaching levels not seen since 2021. Credit: Josep Maria Freixes / Colombia One.Foreign direct investment in Colombia fell by 10% in the first quarter of 2026, representing a loss of US$24 million compared to the same period th

Petro’s Approval Rating 100 Days Before Leaving Office in Colombia

Petro’s Approval Rating 100 Days Before Leaving Office in Colombia

With 100 days left in his term, Colombian President Gustavo Petro maintains an approval rating of 47.3%, despite recent scandals. Credit: Cesar Carrion, Presidency of Colombia.One hundred days before leaving the Casa de Nariño — Colombia’s presidential palace — Gustavo Petro holds a 47.3% approval r

Pregnancy and Childbirth in Colombia: A Guide for Foreign Parents

Pregnancy and Childbirth in Colombia: A Guide for Foreign Parents

A practical guide for foreign parents on pregnancy, childbirth, insurance, and documents in Colombia. Pregnant woman sitting barefoot on porch steps, an image illustrating the pregnancy experience for foreign parents in Colombia, where maternity care can be significantly more affordable than in the