Petroleum company Emerald Energy’s proposed plans to extract crude oil in Colombia’s spectacular coffee region causes concern to local communities, reports Radio Caracol. Farmers, environmental experts and government delegates were due to…
A Medellin avocado seller narrowly escaped extradition to the U.S. Saturday after a case of mistaken identity, reports Radio Caracol. 22-year-old Hernan Alonso Ruiz was celebrating at the weekend after…
Colombia’s capital begins the rigorous selection process for Miss Bogota 2012, with the winner going on to represent the region in the national Miss Colombia contest later this year. The open call…
Colombia’s Nobel prize-winning author Gabiel Garcia Marquez celebrates his 85th birthday Tuesday with the release of “100 Years of Solitude” in e-book format for the first time. Written by Marquez in…
A Medellin art collective claims to be fighting to preserve the city’s architectural heritage, as they ask the city government to support a cultural center developed in an abandoned mansion.…
Colombia’s film industry has hit a record high as it gets named the fourth biggest Ibero-American film producer in the world after Spain, Mexico and Brazil. Speaking from this year’s Berlinale,…
11 alleged members of the fast-growing neo-paramilitary group the “Urabeños” have been arrested in joint police operations across northern Colombia. Colonel Gustavo Chavarro Romero, deputy police commander of the department…
Disgraced ex-Miss Colombia Valerie Dominguez has been forced to take time out from a busy New York acting schedule to attend her embezzlement trial, according to gossip site Sweet. Dominguez, who’s…
The presidents of the Colombian Senate and House of Representatives announced their support of the re-election of Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez Monday, despite an ongoing investigation into his conduct. Senate President Juan…