Not enough Santas in Cali for world record
Cali tried to set a world record for the most people in Santa costumes riding bicycles, but missed the record by 6,800, newspaper El Pais reported on Monday. Cali aimed…
Cali tried to set a world record for the most people in Santa costumes riding bicycles, but missed the record by 6,800, newspaper El Pais reported on Monday. Cali aimed…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was named as Colombia’s Person of the Year by newspaper El Tiempo. Santos has managed to mend diplomatic tensions with Ecuador and Venezuela and also…
Colombia’s Ministry of Economic Development reports that since 2008 there has been a steady decrease in remittances that Colombian’s abroad are sending to their families at home. In the past…
The United Nations announces that it will give $6 million in aid over the next three months to help the victims of Colombia’s harsh rainy season, on the organization’s website. Colombia’s…
This year’s unusually intense rainy season in Colombia has had a heavy impact on tourism over the Christmas period, hoteliers say. In the coffee region, hotels are experiencing an increase…
Bello, a small town north of Medellin, is experiencing a wave of disaster tourism after a landslide on Sunday buried houses and killed at least 50 people, Noticias Uno reported…
Girls of 13 and 14 years of age are being exploited by sex tourists in Bogota, according to a report from La Fundacion Renacer y Esperanza and the District Institute…
Several executives of the multinational oil company Ocensa are under investigation in connection with the kidnapping of a unionist and their alleged ties to paramilitaries, Noticias Uno reported Thursday. Unionist…
Medellin’s second Women and the Arts Festival, which opens Thursday, aims to strengthen women’s role in art and culture through painting, sculpture and performance workshops. The Medellin mayor invites all…