Election Ceasefire

COLOMBIA'S TWO largest rebel groups, the FARC and ELN, have announced independent ceasefires to last throughout the country’s upcoming presidential...

Colombia: Eco-Tourism Prize

[caption id="attachment_2227" align="alignright" width="300"] Cabo de San Juan, Tayrona National Park                                ...

Hovercrafts Combatting Insurgency

[caption id="attachment_2219" align="alignright" width="257"] British Naval Hovercraft Photo: courtesy of UK Ministry of Defence[/caption] BRITISH...

Who’s Who: Presidential Elections 2014

As the 2014 presidential elections come ever closer, Marion Sharples takes a look at each of the five candidates and their electoral...

Wiping The Slate Clean

What is Voto en Blanco, and how will it affect Colombia’s Presidential election? There is a law on Colombia’s books, stating that if the...

Notes On A Scandal

The Bogota Post looks at the most dramatic week Colombian politics has had in years...   Saturday 3 May: Semana columnist Daniel Coronell...

Man Burnt To Death

A man died on Wednesday May 14 after being burnt alive in the street in a central area of ​​Bogotá. The homeless man, known as Marco Tulio...

An Introduction To The Colombian Voting System

Election 101 The Colombian presidential elections, which are held every four years, will take place on May 25. Candidates must be Colombian by birth...

Pacho Who?

The Bogota Post provides a guide to some names you should know in Colombian politics...   Alvaro Uribe Vélez Recently elected Senator of the...

Buenaventura Action Needed

AMNESTY International has called for urgent action in Buenaventura as human rights and indigenous defenders receive death threats. Over the past...