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...

American actors Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney add Bogotá team to soccer portfolio

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. Image credit: @vancityreynolds via Instagram A star-studded investment consortium has acquired Bogotá soccer...

Colombia’s Finance Minister resigns amid corruption scandal

Ricardo Bonilla. Image credit: Fotografía oficial de la Presidencia de Colombia via Flickr Colombia’s Finance Minister Ricardo Bonilla...

As femicides reach 7-year-high in Colombia, experts offer solutions to gender violence

March on International Women's Day. Image credit: Andrea Chacón via Unsplash New data shows that femicides in Colombia have reached their...

Thousands of cyclists ride through Bogotá in capital’s inaugural Gran Fondo de Ciclismo

Participants in the Gran Fondo de Ciclismo. Image credit: Nación Colombia via X Last Sunday, November 17, Bogotá hosted its first Gran Fondo de...

Child marriage abolished in Colombia after 17 year campaign

Photo courtesy of Donka Atanassova Iakimova via Twitter The Colombian senate has unanimously approved a law that will ban marriage for under-18s...

Robberies down, violent crimes up: What to make of the latest Bogotá crime data

Policia Nacional in Bogotá. Image credit: Policía Nacional de los colombianos via Flickr The latest crime data analysed by Bogotá Como Vamos...

Colombian government hopes to prove climate credentials as COP16 opens in Cali

The government’s conservation efforts have been undermined by rebel groups in the Amazon The United Nations Biodiversity Conference opened in...

Colombia president Petro claims he faces ‘coup’

The allegations are the latest in a wave of scandals marring the Petro presidency Colombia’s National Electoral Council (CNE) has officially...