2018 calendar: what to do in Colombia this year

There are plenty of things to do in 2018, get your agenda out and plan your year ahead with important dates, the best concerts, the most exciting...

2018 in sports: Give the year a sporting chance

The new year promises to be an even better sporting year for Colombia than 2017. To be prepared, Freek Huigen gives you the inside scoop on when you...

Film review: The Shape Of Water

The shape of water, the latest film from Guillermo del Toro is now playing in Colombian cinema.   Monsters and creatures have...

Film review: Ciro & yo

In Ciro & yo, Colombian director Miguel Salazar tells the story of his relationship with Ciro, a survivor of the violence that has plagued their...

Hitting the Hay Festival 2018

The Hay Festival 2018 has arrived in Cartagena and lovers of literature and the arts are prepared to enjoy four days filled with talks, book...

Photo story: Carnaval de Negros y Blancos

The Carnaval de Negros y Blancos was proclaimed by UNESCO as one of the Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Heritage of humanity. It traces its...

The struggle of Venezuelans in Bogotá

For decades, Colombia has seen more emigration than immigration. But now the tables have turned and the country is an increasingly appealing place to...

ELN attacks: ‘deplorable’

[caption id="attachment_26721" align="aligncenter" width="1400"] Pablo Beltrán, chief negotiator for the ELN who claim the government used the...

Minimum wage sees 5.9% increase

[caption id="attachment_26693" align="aligncenter" width="1400"] COP$43,525: This is the amount that the minimum monthly salary has risen by.Photo:...

Ten die in tragic bridge collapse

[caption id="attachment_26688" align="aligncenter" width="1400"] Photo with thanks to José Vincente Sánchez[/caption] Nine construction workers...