Juan Carlos Velez
Former Senator Juan Carlos Velez is a lawyer and a strong supporter of former President Alvaro Uribe with a decades-long career in Colombia’s politics.
Former Senator Juan Carlos Velez is a lawyer and a strong supporter of former President Alvaro Uribe with a decades-long career in Colombia’s politics.
Colombia suspended a coca crop substitution pilot program after locals turned against the project, claiming the government failed to honor commitments made to coca-growing communities in a peace deal with Marxist FARC guerrillas.…
Breathing in Medellin, Colombia’s second largest city, has become such a health hazard that the local government on Wednesday declared a red alert. The red alert seeks to lower smog levels that…
“Cuatro Bocas” (or “Four Mouths”) used to be a no-go area for many in Medellin. However, a number of art initiatives have transformed the small area into one of the city’s finest art…
A man from northwest Colombia has been sentenced to six months in prison for stealing, killing and eating his neighbors’ cats. The 31-year-old David Andres Florez was arrested in September last year after authorities…
Colombia’s Supreme Court on Monday sentenced a former prosecutor to six years in prison for failing to file charges against soldiers who were later sentenced for assassinating a civilian and presenting…
More than 300 victims of Colombia’s armed conflict have been holding peaceful, but fierce protests in Medellin this week to demand the government grants them their due compensation. The victims have been…
Extreme rainfall killed at least one person, left dozens of families homeless and thousands evacuated throughout Colombia on Wednesday. One person was found dead in the central Cundinamarca province on Wednesday, after the…
Abejorral is one of the remaining gems of Colombia’s Antioquia province that already boasts plenty of colonial towns for travelers and Colombians alike to explore. With Jardin and Santa Fe de…