Gender in Spanish – putting gender on the agenda

[caption id="attachment_21144" align="aligncenter" width="960"] We look at some of los problemas you might have with gender in...

Tildes got you stressed out?

[caption id="attachment_20835" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Tildes change the pronunciation, and even the meaning, of Spanish...

Gran Colombia Gold threatens USD$700 million lawsuit

[caption id="attachment_20269" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Colombian Constitutional Court has ruled in favour of miners and residents in the...

Spanish proverbs: Dicho y hecho

[caption id="attachment_19865" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Very true indeed![/caption] Challenge yourself to a sayings quiz, as Diana Mejía...

Minimum wage to increase by 7% in 2017

[caption id="attachment_19629" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The 7% wage increase is welcome, but may not have much of an impact on living...

Rafael Uribe Noguera trial to begin this month

[caption id="attachment_19458" align="aligncenter" width="800"] The funeral of Yuliana was accompanied by a strong police presence.[/caption] The...

Spanish tongue twisters: Tres tristes tigres

Tangle and torment your tongue with Diana Mejía’s tongue twisters. Trabalenguas, as the name implies, will get your tongue stuck trying to...

Spanish diminutives and augmentatives

[caption id="attachment_18757" align="aligncenter" width="960"] How cute its this gatito?[/caption] Diana Mejía tells us how to transform words...

COP$5 trillion to get city moving

[caption id="attachment_17405" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Part of Mayor Peñalosa's city deployment plan is an upgrade to the TransMilenio...

Who’s in the new cabinet?

On April 25, the new Santos cabinet was announced – changes the president said responded to the needs of this particular moment in history. The...