Medellín named third best city for food in the world

Medellín at night. Image credit: Pixabay. Medellín has been named the third best city in the world for food in TimeOut Magazine’s global...

‘Here, the leash changes but not the dog’: A conversation with Colombian human rights leader Elizabeth Moreno

Elizabeth "Chava" Moreno Quibdó, Colombia – Elizabeth “Chava” Moreno is a human rights leader from the embattled Litoral San Juan...

Despite demonstrations, Petro’s landmark labor law flops 

Protest in favour of labor reform. Image credit: Alfie Pannell Thousands marched in Bogotá today, March 18, as part of nationwide demonstrations...

Fears in Chocó that FARC dissidents’ arrival will worsen humanitarian crisis

Government meeting in Condoto, Chocó. Image credit: Alfie Pannell Quibdó, Colombia – Local officials, community leaders and residents in...

An independent aid mission to the Catatumbo

In the indigenous Barí language, Catatumbo means ‘house of thunder.’ The name reflects a unique geography of mountains and rivers that produces...

ELN begins 72-hour armed strike amid clashes with Clan del Golfo in Chocó 

ELN fighters. Image credit: Brasil de Fato via Flickr A 72-hour ‘paro armado’, or armed strike, by the National Liberation Army (ELN) began...

Trump funding freeze deals blow to Colombia’s security forces

Colombian National Police's Aerial Service. Image credit: Policía Nacional de los colombianos via Flickr. A large portion of Colombia’s...

Colombia’s legal team responds to $10 billion San José galleon claim

San José galleon. Image credit: Colombian Government. The Colombian government’s defense team, led by the National Agency for the Legal...

Colombia’s President Petro declares state of emergency in northeastern Catatumbo region

ELN fighters. Image credit: Brasil de Fato via Flickr Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro on Monday announced a “state of internal...

Iranian citizens denied entry to Colombia for using false or suspicious identification: Colombian migration 

One of the suspicious travellers, background El Dorado Airport. Image credit: @MigracionCol on X and EFE via Wikimedia Commons. Several Iranian...