ChocoFest Tumaco 2025, the cocoa fair that seeks to consolidate this crop as a driver of regional development in Colombia. Credit: National Development Agency. Colombia is celebrating cocoa with the Tumaco Chocolate Festival (ChocoFest). Started in 2017 on Colombia’s Pacific coast, it has become a s
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has lost forest the size of Spain since 1985, raising fears of irreversible damage. Credit: Jorge.kike.medina / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0The Amazon rainforest in Brazil has lost an enormous amount of forest cover over the last 40 years — an area roughly the size of Spa
According to the NGO Global Witness, Colombia was the most dangerous country in the world for environmentalists, with 48 murders in 2024. Credit: Matt Zimmerman, CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia.Colombia was the most dangerous country in the world for an environmentalist in 2024, according to a report by the N
Part of Colombia’s magic, an Andean nation, lies in its mountains — lush places where magic, mystery, and spirituality intertwine. Credit: Victor Cohen / Colombia OneColombia’s mountains are magical places. Far from images of snow-capped peaks and biting cold, the Colombian mountains are lush realms
In Colombia’s Amazonas department, Puerto Nariño is a car-free town where daily life moves to the rhythm of footsteps. Credit: Kzoop, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED/FlickrIn the heart of Colombia’s Amazonas department lies Puerto Nariño, a car-free municipality where the pulse of life beats to a different rhy
Colombia is the rainiest country in the world, and in some regions of the country, such as the Pacific coast, it rains almost all year round. Credit: AP / Colombia OneColombia is often identified as the rainiest country in the world when rainfall is averaged on a national scale. Its equatorial locat
A new coral species has been discovered in Colombia’s Pacific, 240 meters underwater, in the marine area known as Bajo Navegador. Credit: Jen R, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 / Flickr (File Picture)Scientists have identified a new coral species in Colombia. The discovery was made at a depth of 240 meters, in a ma
The Arhuaco, an Indigenous people from Colombia, deplore the way modern society has “prostituted” coca, their ancestral sacred plant. Credit: A.P. / ColombiaOne.“Coca, our sacred plant, has been prostituted”: This is the heartfelt cry of Noel Torres, leader of the Arhuaco Indigenous people of Colomb
Bolivia’s vast Uyuni Salt Flat, the world’s largest and highest, transforms into a giant mirror during the rainy season. Credit: Virgi Asprilla / Colombia One A dazzling white expanse of 10,000 km², the vast Salar de Uyuni (Uyuni Salt Flat) is one of the most spectacular landscapes in both the Ameri
As gobal sea level rise shrinks Colombia’s shorelines, Afro-Colombian communities in the Pacific are organizing to adapt this new reality. Credit: TioTigre / CC BY 2.0 (File Picture)On Colombia’s shorelines, Afro communities are watching the ocean claim homes, roads, and ancestral fishing grounds as
In Colombia, a new orchid species has been discovered in the Antioquia department, identified as “Dracula colombiana”. Credit: Universidad de AntioquiaResearchers in Colombia identified a new orchid species named “Dracula colombiana”. For years, this species had been mistaken for Dracula benedictii.
The Mennonite community accused of serious environmental damage in Colombia seeks to repair the harm and thus avoid a possible conviction. Credit: Philip Cohen, CC BY-SA 2.0.The Mennonite community that has lived for nine years in the Meta region of Colombia expressed its willingness to repair the e
Cali is the best city in Colombia for birdwatching with over 500 recorded species that are not easily found in other regions of the country. Credit: gabovinasco1 / CC BY NC 4.0 / FlickrCali, the capital of salsa, is also known as a birdwatching paradise in Colombia. In November 2024, Cali was named
The Colombian Amazon is home to more than 93 species of ornamental fish, many of which are highly valued in international trade. Credit: Swordw, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 / FlickrThe Colombian Amazon is a mosaic of biodiversity that amazes the world with the sheer number of species it harbors. In this corner
The Los Flamencos Flora and Fauna Sanctuary in La Guajira hosts the largest number of pink flamingos in Colombia. Credit: Caroll Viana / Colombia OneIn the La Guajira peninsula, northern Colombia, lies an unique pink flamingo sanctuary: The Los Flamencos Flora and Fauna Sanctuary. This refuge, locat
Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is one of the most biodiverse places in the world, home to several endemic plant species. Credit: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo, CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia CommonsColombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1979, is one of the mos
Colombia is considering opening the door to the regulated hunting of capybaras, the world’s largest rodent and a delicacy on the table. Credit: Cloudtail CC BY NC ND 2.0 Colombia is considering opening the door to the regulated hunting of capybaras, the world’s largest rodent, in a move that has spa
La Chorrera waterfall stands as Colombia’s highest and one of the tallest in South America, ranking 60th among the world’s highest. Credit: Alexander Pabon/CC BY-SA 2.0Tucked away just 45 minutes from Bogota in Choachi, Cundinamarca, lies a natural treasure: La Chorrera waterfall. This wonder, tower
Colombia has a great variety of birds, including some striking, incredibly-colored species such as the famous scarlet macaw. Credit: Holley and Chris Melton / CC BY 2.0 DEED.Colombia is rich in biodiversity. With more than 1,900 registered species, it is the country with the greatest diversity of bi
Concerns are growing about the potential resurgence of flesh-eating worms, or screwworms, in the United States and Latin America. Credit: Judy Gallagher, ATTRIBUTION 2.0 GENERIC / Wikimedia Commons.The United States has been waging a little-known war in Latin America against flesh-eating worms, or s
Colombia hosts Presidents’ Summit of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization for the future of the Amazon. Credit: Gicaman / CC BY 4.0Today, Colombia hosts the 5th Presidents’ Summit of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), bringing together leaders from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ec
Discover some of the most beautiful native trees of Colombia, one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. Credit: Juan Andres Leyva, CC BY-NC 4.0 / NaturalistColombia is one of the most biodiverse countries on the planet, where a great variety of native trees thrive, many of which have accomp
In Misiones, Argentina, there is an edible tree: the Yacaratia, a species you can safely eat without worrying for your health. Credit: Alex Popovkin – CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.Misiones, Argentina, is home to the world’s only edible tree: The Yacaratia, a species that you can eat as it is perf
The 2025 edition of “Colombiamoda,” Colombia’s most important fashion fair, ended with more than 60,000 visitors from 50 countries. Credit: Darvin Salamanca / Colombia One. (File photo)-The 36th edition of Colombiamoda, Colombia’s most important fashion fair, closed this 2025 with outstanding figure
