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Colombia deficit could hit 5.8% Colombia’s growing current account gap is a cause for considerable concern according to Bloomberg. The country’s...

Colombian peace: Havana is just part of the picture

Lucas Peña explains that the peace process is crucial but it is not the only step on the path to peace In recent weeks, the FARC has carried...

Nations divided by a common language

Oliver Pritchard takes on American English - they say tom-ay-to but he clearly says tom-ah-to In the second of a series of articles about the...

Camping in Colombia: an idiot’s guide

[caption id="attachment_7029" align="alignnone" width="700"] The camping area at San Jorge in Villa de Leyva. Photo: Zona de Camping San...

Police reform bill: Human rights on a slippery slope

[caption id="attachment_7021" align="aligncenter" width="960"] This could be a more common sight for many people if the proposed police reforms are...

Bogota on the run, running in Colombia

There’s a running revolution taking place around the world - people from all walks of life and all corners of the globe are donning their trainers...

A little corner of paradise

[caption id="attachment_6990" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Fishing boats wait for their owners’ return[/caption] Alexander Tegelaars takes a...

Travelling to Schengen from Colombia without a visa

Oli Pritchard shares some things to think about before you book that visa-free trip to Europe So, Schengen restrictions are finally going to...

Come dance with me

[caption id="attachment_6975" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Estás siguiendo el ritmo? Photo: Edil Villa[/caption] Katie Jacoby spins you around...

‘This is the best effort we ever had at peace’

[caption id="attachment_16432" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Representatives of the government, FARC, Cuba and Norway at the negotiating table in...