Restoring a theater jewel of South America
Centuries before any of the venues hosting the I Festival Internacional de Musica de Bogota (First International Music Festival of Bogota) were even conceived, the music of Beethoven may very well…
Centuries before any of the venues hosting the I Festival Internacional de Musica de Bogota (First International Music Festival of Bogota) were even conceived, the music of Beethoven may very well…
One year after UNESCO designated Colombia’s capital, Bogota, as one of five Creative Cities of Music around the world, the city will celebrate by launching the First International Music Festival…
Colombia’s national police director, who last week was ordered to Medellin to combat rising crime and violence, admitted Monday that the country’s second largest city is in a state of “crisis.”…
Two people have died and many more were injured on Sunday while running with the bulls during a northern Colombian festival. The festival took place over the weekend in the…
The FARC delegation in Havana, Cuba Monday gave the Colombian government eight proposals for land reform that the two sides will discuss as the first round of negotiations nears an…
Colombia’s second largest guerrilla group ELN, on Friday released two German hostages held since November. After a suspension of the release mission Thursday – when the hostages were originally supposed…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos declared on Tuesday that Vice President Angelino Garzon will lead the dialogue with tens of thousands of striking coffee growers. The appointment came after the…
Colombians have taken to Facebook to share evidence of police repression against striking coffee workers. Despite not receiving coverage from major Colombian media, several videos and photos have gone viral,…
Kidnappings in Colombia’s capital Bogota have shot up 345 percent in 2012 as compared to the previous year, according to an analysis released Monday from NGO Pais Libre. Pais Libre’s…