There were violent clashes between protesters and police in Colombia’s capital Bogota on Sunday as bullfighting returned to the capital after a two-year ban. Protesters took to the streets screaming slogans…
Colombia’s Foreign Minister called for the removal of a large banner promoting the popular Netflix series “Narcos” from a downtown Madrid plaza on Wednesday, but to no avail. Maria Angela Holguin,…
Colombia pop star Juanes will perform at the 23rd annual Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway on December 11 in honor of President Juan Manuel Santos, this year’s recipient of the…
Nelson Pinedo, one of Colombia’s most significant musicians of the 20th century, died on Thursday in Valencia, Venezuela 17 days after suffering a stroke. He was 88 years old. Billo’s Caracas Boys Orchestra confirmed the…
Colombia is possibly least known for its rock n’ roll. However, in the mid 1960, a number of bands really put the country on the rock n’ roll map. Rock…
An iconic statue of an obese lady by Colombia sculptor and painter Fernando Botero had the toes of one of her feet painted red. The “vandals” failed to give a pedicure to…
American photographer Spencer Tunick, famous for his pictures of huge crowds of naked people, on Sunday convinced more than 6,000 Colombians to strip down in Bogota’s main public square –…
Part of the remains of Colombia’s most famous writer in history, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, returned to his native country to be placed at a commemorative bust in Cartagena. Garcia Marquez is…
Colombia’s first nomination at the Oscars, “Embrace of the Serpent,” lost to competitor “Son of Saul” from Hungary on Sunday, but that didn’t stop local media praising the film’s performance…