Bogota named UNESCO City of Music
UNESCO has awarded Bogota the title of City of Music and enlisted it as a member of the Creative Cities Network. According to an announcement by UNESCO, Bogota has joined…
UNESCO has awarded Bogota the title of City of Music and enlisted it as a member of the Creative Cities Network. According to an announcement by UNESCO, Bogota has joined…
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez officially confirmed his attendance at the Summit of the Americas Tuesday and encouraged other left-leaning leaders to attend as well. Chavez’s statement came a day after U.S.…
Police captured the alleged murderer of Colombian journalist Argemiro Cardenas Agudelo in western Risaralda Department this Sunday. Jhon Alexander Jaramillo, alias “Jhon,” accepted the charge of aggravated murder and apologized…
A wooden suspension bridge in northern Colombia collapsed during a religious festival Monday, injuring 30 people. The injured residents of San Jose de Ure in the northern Cordoba Department…
Colombia’s internationally-renowned IberoAmerican Festival of Theater (FITB) kicks off March 23 in Bogota. The FITB is a bi-annual event that showcases and celebrates all genres of the performing arts, including…
A former paramilitary has testified before a U.S. court that coal giant Drummond Ltd. paid paramilitaries $1.5 million to murder union leaders, Colombian media reported Tuesday. Alcides Mattos Tabares, alias…
The fourth annual Francisco el Hombre (Francisco the Man) vallenato music festival will take place from March 14 to 19 in the coastal city of Riohacha. Organized by the Guajira…
The alleged mastermind of the murder of the Argentine singer Facundo Cabral was returned to Colombia Wednesday in order to avoid the death penalty. Costa Rican mafia boss Alejandro Jimenez,…
A famous Colombian designer is facing one of his most demanding orders to date, the shirts that U.S. president Barack Obama will wear at the Summit of the Americas in…