Coca-killing herbicide ‘should be banned’

Colombia’s Health Minister Alejandro Gaviria has called on the government to protect communities affected by a herbicide called glyphosate On...

Uribe investigation demanded

[caption id="attachment_5833" align="aligncenter" width="570"] The Supreme Court has called for an investigation into former President Álvaro...

Colombia: open door policy

The number of visitors to Colombia rose again in 2014, and the government has ambitious plans for continued tourism growth A sharp slump in oil...

Cedula renewal

Failure to renew the old-style cedula will result in fines. Two crucial identity documents for Colombians and foreigners are up for renewal...

Buenaventura: Violence without end

[caption id="attachment_4659" align="aligncenter" width="610"] Buenaventura is a port city on the Pacific coast of Colombia and home to nearly...

Colombia-Venezuela tension increases

[caption id="attachment_4633" align="alignright" width="251"] Leopoldo Lopez Mendoza[/caption] Ex-President Pastrana stopped from visiting imprisoned...

Hurtado and Uribe to be investigated

On January 31, Maria del Pilar Hurtado, the former head of Colombia’s ex-intelligence agency DAS, returned to Colombia from exile in Panama to face...

Housing complex for conflict victims

[caption id="attachment_4374" align="alignleft" width="300"] Paloquemao market[/caption] More than 400 new housing units are being built in Bogota...

Crime at Christmas

[caption id="attachment_3783" align="alignnone" width="640"] Photo: Geoffrey Fairchild CC BY 2.0)[/caption] It’s not all canezalos and candles;...

Bogota’s TransMilenio System: A Painful Route to the Future

[caption id="attachment_1113" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Rush hour commuters pack Calle 100 TransMilenio Station in this undated photo. Debate...