Colombia’s Senate Defies Recess to Challenge Petro’s Economic Emergency

Colombia’s Senate Defies Recess to Challenge Petro’s Economic Emergency

Colombia’s Senate convened an extraordinary session on Friday to scrutinize President Petro’s declaration of an economic emergency. Credit: Colombian Senate.The Colombian Senate convened an extraordinary session on Friday, breaking its legislative recess to scrutinize President Gustavo Petro’s contr

Fiber and 5G Networks Arrive in Choco: What Changes for Its Capital

Fiber and 5G Networks Arrive in Choco: What Changes for Its Capital

Quibdo, capital of Choco, where Claro connected a new fiber route and expanded mobile capacity. Credit: Sig Audiovisual (Flickr), CC BY 2.0Choco had waited a long time for a solid digital link, and then, right before the year closed, Quibdo got one. A new fiber route started carrying real traffic, a

TransMilenio Turns 25: How Bogota’s BRT Changed the City

TransMilenio Turns 25: How Bogota’s BRT Changed the City

TransMilenio marks its 25th anniversary in Bogota. Credit: Bogota.gov.co.Bogota threw a birthday party for a system most people love and complain about in the same breath. TransMilenio turned 25, and that number mattered because it marked a full generation of commuting, rushing, and learning city ru

Colombia’s Millonarios and Nacional Date Set for Sudamericana Showdown

Colombia’s Millonarios and Nacional Date Set for Sudamericana Showdown

The stage is set for a continental “Superclasico.” Nacional and Millonarios will face off on March 4 for the Copa Sudamericana. Credit: Millonarios FC / Galleries.The stage is set for a continental “Superclasico.” CONMEBOL has confirmed that Colombian giants Atletico Nacional and Millonarios will fa

Colombia Turns to India to Train Police in Artificial Intelligence

Colombia Turns to India to Train Police in Artificial Intelligence

Colombian police officers thank India’s ambassador in Bogota after intensive AI training for public security, a snapshot of the Colombia–India alliance to modernize policing with data and algorithms. Credit: Policia Nacional de Colombia.Colombia is giving its police force a new kind of toolkit, not

Buenaventura Wins National Award for Community Tourism in Agua Clara

Buenaventura Wins National Award for Community Tourism in Agua Clara

Representatives from Buenaventura celebrate the Community Tourism award for Agua Clara at ENART 2025 in Armenia, Quindio, highlighting Pacific Colombia’s community-led travel projects. Credit: Alcaldia Distrital de Buenaventura.Buenaventura is tired of being known for only one thing: its port. This

Agrosavia Joins China-LAC Food Innovation Hub to Boost Farming

Agrosavia Joins China-LAC Food Innovation Hub to Boost Farming

AgrosaviaA joins the China–Latin America and the Caribbean Sustainable Food Innovation Center (CLAC-SFI), a partnership focused on food security, training, and joint agricultural research. Credit: Agrosavia (Dec. 15, 2025).Colombia’s farm science just got a new passport. In mid-December 2025, Agrosa

2026 Will Be the Best Year to See the Northern Lights

2026 Will Be the Best Year to See the Northern Lights

2026 will be the best year to see the Northern Lights due to the solar maximum phenomenon, which intensifies the colors in the sky. Credit: Echoes89, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 / FlickrThe skies of the Northern Hemisphere are preparing to offer one of the most impressive natural spectacles of recent decades. A

Petro Announces ‘Vital Minimum Wage’ in Colombia for 2026

Petro Announces ‘Vital Minimum Wage’ in Colombia for 2026

Colombia’s President Petro announced the minimum wage increase for 2026 will be calculated based on the concept of a “vital minimum wage.” Credit: Joel Gonzalez – Presidencia de Colombia. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro announced on Tuesday night that for the first time in Colombia’s history, the

Colombia’s Golden Berry Boom: Uchuva Hits Record Exports in 2024

Colombia’s Golden Berry Boom: Uchuva Hits Record Exports in 2024

Close-up of an open Physalis peruviana calyx showing the ripe golden berry inside — an image that fits Colombia’s uchuva export boom and “golden berry” branding in global markets. Credit: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Colombia just turned a small orange berry into big trade news.

Colombia Confirms First Case of H3N2 Influenza

Colombia Confirms First Case of H3N2 Influenza

Colombia’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection has confirmed the first detection of the influenza A(H3N2) virus in Colombia. Credit: NIAID – CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Colombia’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection has confirmed the first detection of the influenza A(H3N2) virus in C

Dimayor Sparks Copa Colombia Title Count Controversy

Dimayor Sparks Copa Colombia Title Count Controversy

The president of Dimayor unilaterally declared that Copa Colombia titles won before 2008 are not official. Credit: Futbolero – CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.A major dispute over the history of Colombian football erupted this week after the president of the Division Mayor del Futbol Colombiano

Trump Labels Colombia’s Petro a ‘Troublemaker’

Trump Labels Colombia’s Petro a ‘Troublemaker’

The diplomatic fracture between the U.S. and Colombia continues to widen as President Donald Trump issued a warning to President Gustavo Petro. Credit: The White House –Presidencia Colombia.The diplomatic fracture between the United States and Colombia continues to widen as President Donald Trump is

Colombia’s Petro Declares Economic Emergency, Sparks Controversy

Colombia’s Petro Declares Economic Emergency, Sparks Controversy

After a tense weekend of anticipation, President Gustavo Petro declared an economic emergency in Colombia on Monday. Credit: Andrea Puentes / Presidencia – Public Domain After a tense weekend of anticipation, President Gustavo Petro declared an economic emergency in Colombia on Monday, invoking a st

18 Captured Soldiers Freed for Christmas After Standoff in Choco

18 Captured Soldiers Freed for Christmas After Standoff in Choco

Just days before Christmas, 18 soldiers who had been held captive for more than 36 hours in the dense jungles of Choco were set free. Credit: Ejército de Colombia vía X.In a late-night breakthrough just days before Christmas, 18 soldiers who had been held captive for more than 36 hours in the dense