Posted by Courtney Scott | Aug 23, 2012 | News
Colombia’s government statistics agency said Thursday that 13% of the country’s children are involved in child labor. Colombia’s National Statistics Department (DANE) reported that approximately 1.5 million children...
Read MorePosted by Courtney Scott | Aug 23, 2012 | Culture
The music festival “Planeta Terra” (Planet Earth) will make its way to Colombia for the first time. Planeta Terra has always been based out of Sao Paulo, Brazil, but this year for its 6th edition the music festival...
Read MorePosted by Courtney Scott | Aug 23, 2012 | News
Debates continued Wednesday with less than a year for Colombian Congress to legislate on gay marriage. A new initiative concerning marriage between two people of the same sex was radicated in Congress by representative Alba Luz...
Read MorePosted by Courtney Scott | Aug 23, 2012 | Bogota
For the first time in history, Bogota will celebrate “Candelaria Despierta” (Candelaria Awake), the Colombian capital’s tourism department announced. Bogota’s vibrant sector Candelaria will stay awake...
Read MorePosted by Courtney Scott | Aug 23, 2012 | News
A three-month-old baby from Bogota has died after its mother abandoned the baby and its three siblings for a three-day holiday, reported local media Thursday. The director of the Bogota office of the Colombian Family Welfare...
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