News in brief

New 100,000 peso note The Central Bank has announced that the first COP$100,000 notes will be in circulation from March 31, with other notes of...

Estéreo Picnic 2016 schedule

Linda Gómez looks at what’s on and when at this year’s massive music festival It’s nearly time for the doors to the Estéreo Picnic...

The Colombian quota at Estéreo Picnic 2016

Linda Gómez takes a look at some of the Colombian bands who will be playing this year’s festival With more than 50 local and international...

Not-so-traditional festivities

[caption id="attachment_9793" align="aligncenter" width="960"] St Patrick's Day in Bogotá gets bigger every year.[/caption] Faced with the...

The Revenant

[caption id="attachment_9789" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant[/caption] 4/5...

Anamolisa

[caption id="attachment_9788" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Stop-motion animation is a painstaking business.[/caption] 5/5 stars With...

Sector focus: Plan Z aims to reignite agriculture

[caption id="attachment_9780" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Will the new Zidres law live up to expectations and help develop rural...

Santiago Uribe accused of leading paramilitary group

[caption id="attachment_9774" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Santiago Uribe, brother of ex-president and current senator Álvaro...

Land reform: The 500-year plan

[caption id="attachment_9769" align="alignnone" width="658"] Mario Cuitiva, leader of internally displaced families reclaiming the Santa Paula farm,...

On Trial: Privatisation

On Trial is a Bogotá Post feature in which we put someone or something from the Colombian news “on trial”, explaining the perspective of both...