News in brief: May

[caption id="attachment_15158" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Maria-Teresa Tess Asplund seen here facing off with a Neo-nazi parade last week in...

Six Colombians battle for La Maglia Rosa in 2016 edition of the Giro d’Italia

Rigoberto Urán is Colombia’s man to watch in this year’s Giro d’Italia The battle for the Giro d’Italia, the Maglia Rosa, began on...

Good start in Doha for leaping lady

Caterine Ibargüen came out victorious in the triple jump discipline at the first Diamond League meeting of 2016 in Doha, Qatar. With a jump of...

The long-term benefits of the post-peace economy

[caption id="attachment_15115" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Dr Ana María Ibáñez researches the microeconomic analysis of the armed conflict....

The Untouchables: getting a revisión técnica for your car

[caption id="attachment_21164" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Getting your car fixed in Colombia is more than a simple trip to the...

Solución Dental: A beautiful smile starts with healthy teeth

What’s in your mouth? Caring for your teeth is caring for your body too Did you know that getting an early assessment of oral health problems...

Inside Holland House at FILBo

With FILBo in full swing, there’s still plenty of time left to enjoy the city’s biggest book event of the year, with a host of speakers still on...

Fernando Vallejo: Attacking the world’s evils

Grumpy genius Fernando Vallejo says that ‘Colombia is shipwrecked’ in a controversial but compelling rant before a thoroughly impersonal book...

Acclaimed journalist Patricia Lara Salive comes to FILBo

[caption id="attachment_14914" align="alignleft" width="350"] Photo: FILBo 2016[/caption] Patricia Lara addresses the crowd in Corferias about...

FILBo 2016: A fair share of books

Every April, as the rains start and the evenings get fractionally longer, Latin America’s largest book fair arrives in Bogotá, the mighty FILBo....