FARC dissidents ban tourism in southern Colombia territory
A dissident faction of demobilized rebel group FARC has told tourism providers in southern Colombia they are no longer allowed to work in the region, according to newspaper El Espectador.…
A dissident faction of demobilized rebel group FARC has told tourism providers in southern Colombia they are no longer allowed to work in the region, according to newspaper El Espectador.…
Colombia’s government vows to invest $1.3 million (COP4.2 billion) in tourism infrastructure around the Caño Cristales, considered the world’s most beautiful river by some. The Ministry of Commerce, Industry Tourism…
Colombia’s largest nature reserve, Chiribiquete National Park, has become a world heritage site, UNESCO announced Sunday. Together with a number of other natural wonders, UNESCO inscribed the 4.3 million-hectare national park…
Colombia’s national parks authority has declared one of the world’s largest displays of prehistoric art a protected site. The Serrania La Lindosa is one of the country’s most important archaeological…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Thursday that the Serrania de Chiribiquete park, the country’s biggest national park, will be extended by 1.5 million hectares. The extension will make…
The Tarapoto Lake in the most southern tip of Colombia is home to a staggering 900 animal and plant species. It is now a protected Ramsar site for wetlands. The…
Colombia’s southernmost state, Amazonas, boasts four national parks and is home to some of richest biodiversity on the planet. From canoeing down one of the many tributaries of the Amazon River, to sleeping…
Scientists from the Humbolt Research Institute for Biological Resources will travel to Colombia’s southeastern state of Vichada on Saturday, to begin an initiative to protect an unspoiled tributary of the Orinoco…
On Wednesday, Colombia’s government announced a massive amplification of the territory protected by the Chiribiquete Natural National Park in the heart of the Colombian Amazon.