Colombia’s Petro announced that he will present new proposals for tax and healthcare reforms to the new Congress on July 20. Credit: Cesar Carrion / Presidency of Colombia.President Gustavo Petro announced Monday, during a Cabinet meeting, that his government will present a new tax reform to the nex
President Gustavo Petro backs Cepeda’s statements on Antioquia, intensifying debates about history, politics, and regional identity. Credit: Semanario Voz / CC BY NC SA 2.0.On Feb. 12 in Medellin, Ivan Cepeda delivered a speech that sparked intense controversy in the Antioquia department and across
Colombia will host the CELAC-Africa Forum this week, from March 18 to 21 in Bogota, as the closing event of Colombia’s CELAC presidency. Credit: Andres Castilla / Vicepresidency of Colombia.Bogota, Colombia, is preparing to host this week the High-Level Forum between the Community of Latin American
After 116 days of inactivity since his last official match, the captain of the Colombian national team played 31 minutes in the rout suffered by the ‘Loons.’ Credit: Minnesota United.With his sights set on a call-up to the Colombian national soccer team by Argentine coach Nestor Lorenzo, midfielder
The series by Juan Pablo Escobar, “Dear Killer Nannies: Raised by Hitmen,” will premiere on April 1 on Disney+. Credit: Nigel Burgher, CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons.The son of Colombian drug trafficker Pablo Escobar, Juan Pablo Escobar, will premiere the series “Dear Killer Nannies: Raised by Hitmen
A bat species native to the Antioquia region, which plays a crucial role in pest control, has reappeared in Colombia after 20 years. Credit: La Ruta de las Alas Courtesy.A bat that had not been seen for more than 20 years has reappeared in the forests of the department of Antioquia, in Colombia. Res
Hybrid work is reshaping the workplace as younger generations seek flexibility and balance, according to a study by WeWork and Michael Page. Credit: Natalia Falah / ColombiaOne The global workplace is undergoing a profound transformation. In the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, companies acros
A Colombian farmer works at a cocoa farm. Credit: Thomas Cristofoletti / USAID, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0Colombia stands to lose roughly one-fifth of its cocoa areas to climate change by 2050, according to new research published in the journal Regional Environmental Change. The study, led by Tobia
Colombia will have the largest Christ the Redeemer statue in the world in El Peñol. The monument will be 86 meters tall. Credit: Paula Funell, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 / FlickrColombia is preparing to become the setting for one of the most ambitious religious tourism projects in Latin America, with the const
Presidential candidate Paloma Valencia proposes that Colombia form alliances with the United States and Europe to combat drug trafficking. Credit: @JDOviedoAr / X.com.Presidential candidate Paloma Valencia proposed an international alliance between Colombia, the United States and Europe to confront
A request for assisted suicide faces obstacles in Colombia due to a lack of regulations, even though the practice is not illegal. Credit: Peter Angritt, CC BY-SA 3.0.The case of Catalina Giraldo has opened an unprecedented legal dispute in Colombia over the right to medically assisted suicide. At 30
Colombian gymnast Angel Barajas won two silver medals on the horizontal bar and parallel bars at the World Cup in Turkey on Sunday. Credit: Colombian Olympic Committee.Colombian gymnast Angel Barajas climbed onto the international podium again this Sunday after winning two silver medals at the Artis
Learn how foreigners can obtain a Cedula de Extranjeria in Colombia (Foreign ID), a step-by-step guide. On the photo, a Migracion Colombia office in Cucuta, northern Colombia. Foreigners living in Colombia must visit a Migracion Colombia location to provide biometric data and finalize their Cedula d
Medellin is one of the cities in Colombia with the best nightlife destinations in the country, offering a wide variety of nightclubs. Credit: Illuminau, CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0 / FlickrMedellin is considered the world capital of reggaeton, and it is also one of the cities in the country with the best nightl
President Petro proposed dual citizenship between Colombia and Venezuela, as cooperation between the two countries begins to resume. Credit: Andrea Puentes / Presidency of Colombia.President Gustavo Petro’s proposal to move toward a dual citizenship arrangement between Colombia and Venezuela for cit
Bogota offers a wide variety of bars and nightclubs that are must-visit destinations in the city’s nightlife scene. Credit: Lornapips, CC BY 2.0 / FlickrBogota is one of the cities with the best nightlife destinations in Colombia. The Colombian capital combines a diverse nightlife scene where electr
Colombia is ready for one of the most important film festivals in Latin America, the Cartagena International Film Festival. Credit: Leo P Hidalgo, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 / FlickrColombia is ready for the Cartagena International Film Festival, which will take place from April 14 to 19. In 2026, the event ce
On Monday, Colombia will ask the U.S. to lift sanctions on Venezuela in order to facilitate the restoration of trade relations. Credit: A.P. / Colombia One.Colombia will ask the United States to lift the sanctions that still weigh on Venezuela in order to facilitate the resumption of bilateral trade
The Lord of the Expiration sculpted in 1960 by José Lamiel, in Spain, commissioned by Guillermo León Valencia, President of Colombia in Popayan. CC by National Police of Colombia.Since the global pandemic, Colombia has been steadily recovering and expanding, thanks in part to the aggressive internat
A majority of Colombians disapprove of the government of Gustavo Petro, according to a new survey by Atlas-Intel, reflecting growing public skepticism in the final months of his presidency. Credit: Juan Cano / Presidency of Colombia.In the final stretch of his term, Colombian president Gustavo Petro
Presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda, who is leading in the polls, asked the Colombian media to stop speculating about his health. Credit: Historic Pact.Colombian presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda publicly asked two journalists from the local radio station Blu Radio to stop speculating about his heal
The San Bernardo Archipelago is made up of 10 islands. Here are five San Bernardo islands you should visit in Colombia. Credit: Sofia Londoño, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 / FlickrThe San Bernardo Archipelago, located in the Colombian Caribbean Sea off the coast of the Bolivar department, has become one of the m
A Colombia’s Navy operation seized one ton of cocaine worth US$56 million in the Pacific, bringing the total to 100 tons in 2026. Credit: Ministry of Defense.The Colombian Navy seized a shipment of cocaine valued at more than US$56 million in waters of the Pacific Ocean, in an operation that interce
A German moved to Colombia five years ago to plant his own edible forest. His story has gone viral on social media. Credit: Proaves Colombia, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 / FlickrA German decided to leave urban life in Europe and move to Colombia to plant an edible forest that is now attracting the attention of
