Chef Israel Lopez prepares ceviche during a Spanish class cooking session in Cartagena, Colombia, showing how gastronomy and education come together around local ingredients and shared stories. Photo: Joe Ross, 2016 / CC BY SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.Anyone who studies gastronomy in Colombia today
Researchers work in a quantum lab at University College London, illustrating the kind of advanced infrastructure and talent that Colombia aims to strengthen through its ColombIA Inteligente 2025 program for quantum science and AI. Photo: O. Usher, UCL Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 2014 / CC BY
Colombia was recognized as the second friendliest country in the world according to the Expat Insider Survey 2025, with Indonesia taking first place. Credit: Mark Koester, CC-BY-2.0-Colombia has once again stood out on the global stage thanks to a new recognition that highlights the warmth of its pe
The American rock band Dream Theater is returning to Colombia as part of their tour celebrating their 40th anniversary. Credit: SacrificedSon, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 / FlickrThe legendary American progressive metal band Dream Theater is coming back to Colombia after more than a decade. The group — consider
Ministry of Equality and Equity has resigned after media published a series of insulting chat messages directed at the president’s daughter and ex-spouse. Credit: Ministry of Equality.Dumar Guevara, the vice minister in charge of Diversities at the Ministry of Equality has resigned in 2025 after med
Colombia stands at a crossroads: deepen strategic ties with the United States or risk missing the nearshoring and energy transition opportunity. Credit: flickr / Official photograph of the Presidency of Colombia / Gage SkidmoreAmCham Colombia has argued that the country stands at a turning point: It
The ELN guerrilla group announced its willingness to resume peace talks with this or the next Colombian government, after months of conflict. Credit: @DelegacionGob / X.com.The Colombian guerrilla group National Liberation Army (ELN) expressed the illegal armed group’s willingness to resume peace ta
Colombian prosecutors have accused a former Shark Tank Colombia contestant of killing two schoolgirls with raspberries laced with thallium. Credit: AP/ColombiaOne. Colombian prosecutors have accused a well-known entrepreneur who once appeared on Shark Tank Colombia of coordinating the delivery of ch
Mixed reactions in Colombia after Congress rejected tax reform, with the government threatening to declare a state of economic emergency. Credit: Ovidio González / Presidency of Colombia.The Colombian Congress’s rejection of the tax reform proposal promoted by the government of Gustavo Petro has gen
Colombia was crowned champion of the 2025 Bolivarian Games for the fourth consecutive time. The Colombian team earned 341 medals. Credit: COCColombia once again shone on the international sports stage by being crowned champion of the 2025 Bolivarian Games, held in Ayacucho and Lima, Peru. With an ou
Colombian nostalgia products turn memories into millions as traditional flavors conquer global markets. Credit: Ramo During the Christmas and year-end season, one phenomenon stands out, the so-called nostalgia products — those that evoke positive memories and revive the authentic flavors of traditio
The phenomenon of influencers aspiring to Congress in Colombia seems to be gaining momentum following the submission of candidacies for 2026. Credit: Josep Maria Freixes / Colombia One.In the corridors of political power in Colombia, a phenomenon is beginning to take shape that, far from being just
The Desal spa, located in the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, Colombia, was recognized by the World Luxury Spa Awards. Credit-: Jimmy Baikovicius, cc-by-saWellness tourism in Colombia has reached a new international milestone: Desal, the underground spa located inside the iconic Salt Cathedral of Zipaq
The Colombian Congress rejected the government’s tax reform proposal and raised alarm bells over the rise in the fiscal deficit in 2026. Credit: Miguel Olaya, CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia.The Congress of Colombia rejected the Petro government’s proposed tax reform — known as the Financing Law — whose appro
Two new species of Priocharax rex. Credit: Giovanna Guimarães Silva Lopez / Open AccessIn a remote corner of Colombia’s Amazon rainforest, researchers have identified a tiny fish species with a body structure never documented before. The fish, named Priocharax rex, is just under an inch long, but it
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe appears in a prosecutor’s report on the paramilitary case involving his brother Santiago. Credit: Comunidad de Madrid, Public Domain.A recent report from the Prosecutor’s Office in Colombia once again brought former president Alvaro Uribe’s name into the publi
A participant tests a VR experience at Campus Party 2025, illustrating how immersive tech, gaming and digital innovation are drawing new generations into the global tech ecosystem. Photo: Campus Party Brasil, 2025 / CC BY SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.Anyone following Colombia’s tech scene in 2025 ca
Junior de Barranquilla and Deportes Tolima will meet in the final of the second half of Colombia’s top flight, with the two-legged series kicking off Friday at Estadio Metropolitano in Barranquilla. Credit: Juanjack606 – CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. The Colombian football teams Junior de Barr
Resale prices for the Colombia vs. Portugal group match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens surged more than 500% after World Cup draw. Credit: Luis Mendoza – ColombiaOneResale prices for the Colombia vs. Portugal group match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens surged more than 500% after Friday
Chef Juliana Moreno prepares and plates a chicken dish with mushroom sauce, potatoes and thin-cut vegetables during a Chef of the Quarter competition, echoing the mix of technique, creativity and cultural memory that events such as SURō 2025 highlight in Colombia’s gastronomy. Photo: Cpl. S.T. Stewa
Centrist Sergio Fajardo rules out the March primary and will run only in the first round of Colombia’s presidential elections. Credit: Valor Analitik, CC BY 3.0 / Wikimedia / Josep Maria Freixes / Colombia One.The announcement by presidential hopeful Sergio Fajardo that he will not take part in the
President Gustavo Petro and Science Minister Yesenia Olaya present the ColombIA Inteligente 2025 call in Bogota, a landmark program to fund AI and quantum technology projects with territorial impact across Colombia. Photo: Joel Gonzalez – Presidency of Colombia, 2025.When Colombians hear “quantum,”
Petro requested that the bodies found on Colombian beaches be identified as victims of U.S. bombings of drug smuggling boats. Credit: Andrea Puentes / Presidency of Colombia.The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, asked the National Institute of Forensic Medicine to establish the identity of the p
Abelardo De la Espriella will not participate in the Colombian right-wing primaries and will remain in the presidential race. Credit: @AlvaroUribeVel / X.com.The controversial lawyer and presidential hopeful Abelardo De la Espriella has confirmed what many had already anticipated: He will not take p
