Live nativity on streets of Colombian capital
Bogota will soon soak up the holiday ambience with a live nativity show, scheduled to roam the Candelaria neighborhood between December 16 and 24. Joseph, Mary, the Three Kings and…
Bogota will soon soak up the holiday ambience with a live nativity show, scheduled to roam the Candelaria neighborhood between December 16 and 24. Joseph, Mary, the Three Kings and…
Colombian architect Simon Velez has been chosen to design Cali’s newest bus station using his signature material, bamboo. The ambitious project is set to begin early next year, and will…
A landslide in the central Colombian city of Manizales destroyed water pipes between water treatment plants on Tuesday, leading to water rationing in the city. Assistant manager of Manizales Water…
Colombia’s “fighter of the century”, former Jr Welterweight boxing world champion Antonio Cervantes, aka “Kid Pambele”, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease on Monday. Cervantes, who won the Jr Welterweight title…
The United States ambassador to Colombia said drug legalization “has to be addressed” in an interview with newspaper El Pais on Monday. Peter Michael McKinley said that “the issue presented…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced Monday that this year’s heavy rainy season is set to “last until next March.” This statement came after the president visited zones affected by…
The Colombian Supreme Court has authorized the extradition of Danilo Bustos Suarez, the second-in-command for “El Loco,” the country’s most prolific drug trafficker. Bustos Suarez is suspected of trafficking hundreds…
Seven members of the same family died Monday after a landslide buried their home, in the Tolima department of Colombia. Five women and two young girls died in the disaster,…
Colombian pop star Shakira will promote her father’s book in Bogota on Monday, local media reported. William Mebarak, the father of Colombia’s pop sensation, wrote “Al viento y al azar”…