Ecopetrol strikes oil in the heart of Colombia
Colombia’s state-owned oil company has found its second oil well in 2013, with initial testing promising 630 barrels of crude oil per day. Hydrocarbons were found in the exploratory well,…
Colombia’s state-owned oil company has found its second oil well in 2013, with initial testing promising 630 barrels of crude oil per day. Hydrocarbons were found in the exploratory well,…
Several members of Colombia’s congress, untouched by Colombia’s relative excess of public holidays, on Monday put their full legislative might behind a proposal to make sure no one works on…
As the rapidly declining health of Colombia’s emerald czar forebodes potentially violent territorial disputes, other magnates along with the czar requested an “active presence” from the government to prevent another “Green…
The Commission of Peace will discuss the possibility of reintegrating the Patriotic Union (UP), which suffered a state-sponsored genocide in the late 1980s and early 1990s, into Colombian politics by…
Medellin’s Museum of Modern Art (MAMM) is currently exhibiting politically charged screen-printings – which give voice to marginal groups and critique the Vietnam War – made by the ’70s art…
The Ministry of Justice on Thursday discussed plans to add capacity for 26,000 more inmates to combat systematic overcrowding in Colombian prisons. “One of the problems that have been identified…
A 230-year-old chapel of mud and grass was burned to the ground during Holy Week; locals alleged arson committed by indigenous people in response to land and education disputes. Around…
The United Nations on Tuesday expressed its worry over the alleged murders of two Colombian activists and insisted that the government increase security measures for human rights leaders. “We are…
Construction is scheduled to begin on a massive expansion of the Museum of Modern Art of Medellin (MAMM) this April, adding much needed gallery space and increasing potential for community…