ARTBO 2024: Celebrating two decades at the forefront of Latin American art

ARTBO 2024 is a chance to catch the most innovative contemporary art from Latin America (and beyond) in one place from September 26 to 29 Most of...

Does Petro want a new constitution? And could it actually happen?

President Petro is talking about a potential overhaul of Colombia's constitution. Photos: WikiCommons. Colombian president Gustavo Petro...

How has Ecuador fallen into chaos? And could Colombia follow?

Photo: Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, PDM-owner, via Wikimedia Commons An attack on a TV station live on air made world headlines, but...

What you need to know about the fires in Bogotá

Smoke continues to hang over the Colombian capital today after a series of fires in the Cerros Orientales – the hills bordering Bogotá to the...

2024: Colombia’s year ahead

Photo by Jorge Gardner on Unsplash It’s business as usual in Bogotá and Colombia for 2024, with ongoing political back and forth, economic...

ARTBO 2023: ‘New Spaces, New Realities’

After last year’s glorious revival of the city’s premier art festival, it’s going from strength to strength at ARTBO 2023. Long Covid...

Spin when you’re winning: Colombia’s First International Futbolín Tournament

We spoke to the people who are working to develop futbolín -- table football -- in Colombia. Photo: Asociación Colombiana de Futbolìn Johan...

How earthquake-resistant is Colombia?

We spoke to a seismology expert in the aftermath of the recent earthquakes that shook Bogotá. Photo: Servicio Geológico Colombiano A...

No single story can capture Adichie at FILBo 2023

Chimamanda Ngochie Adichie says, "Own what you like and own it without apologising" Photo: Ángela Forero-Aponte Books may have been replaced...

From the frontline to the production line: the ex-Farc fighters making backpacks for peace

La Montaña aims to give demobilised fighters economic opportunities in the face of government let-downs.  Display of La Montaña products in...