Colombia suspends UK flights amid COVID surge
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque announced a suspension of flights to and from the United...
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ELN announces unilateral Christmas ceasefire, reiterates call to resume peace talks
Colombia’s ELN rebels announced on Sunday that they would cease attacks during the holidays...
822 persons in Colombia injured by December fireworks
In December, 822 people were hurt by fireworks in Colombia, according to the National Health...
Together we can reach peace and greater social justice: Santos
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday expressed his wish for “true peace” and “greater social justice” in the annual presidential Christmas speech. In the televised speech, Santos said that...
Locals disappointed over Cali Christmas decoration (PHOTOS)
Residents of Colombia’s third largest city Cali expressed frustration about this year’s Christmas decorations that have failed to live up to expectations. {japopup...
Cali to increase security measures for Christmas
Cali authorities will strengthen security measures in the city over the holiday season with operation ‘’Christmas Plan” in anticipation for the annual Cali festival, reported local media. Colombian newspaper El Pais...
Colombia kicks off Christmas with fireworks
Colombia’s capital city of Bogota is set to start the holiday season off with a boom with its annual fireworks show on December 7 with a slew of Christmas lights, displays and parades. Bogota’s tallest building, the...
Bogota ready to turn on 8.5 million christmas lights
Bogota is ready to turn on the approximately 8.5 million christmas lights that are part of the Colombian capital’s 2012 Christmas Route. Santa Fe Radio reported that more than 53 miles of lighting will be used for the...
NGO seeks Christmas ceasefire in Colombia
The festive season in Colombia could mark the beginning of “reunion and love” as a citizens’ initiative attempts the government and the FARC to agree on a month-long ceasefire. REDEPAZ, a citizens’...
Bogota police reports 900 Christmas eve brawls
Bogota police were called to attend 900 reports of brawls and fights during Christmas eve celebrations in Colombia’s capital. Bogota police commissioner Luis Eduardo Martinez told Caracol Radio that four people were...
Colombia does not forget its hostages: Santos
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says in his Christmas speech evening that the country has not forgotten the hostages who are not able to celebrate Christmas with their families because they are held in the jungle by...
Bogota woman is nuts for Nativity scenes
A Bogota woman has racked up a 32-strong collection of Christmas Nativity scenes, newspaper El Tiempo reported Thursday. Elizabeth Jimenez said “Forty-five years ago I made a promise to God that each year I would put up a...
