If you thought Medellin politicians were corrupt, go to the neighboring Bello municipality. Its mayor-elect is allegedly so corrupt he celebrated his reelection on Sunday wearing an ankle bracelet. Perez…
The power of organized crime in Medellin’s neighboring city, Bello, has added huge costs and restrictions for businesses hoping to participate in the city’s construction boom, local newspaper El Colombiano…
Just a short 10-minute walk from the Bello metro station lies Bello Park, officially known as Parque Santander, in the heart of the municipality on the northern extent of the…
The northwest Colombian town of Bello released a new list of mayoral candidates on Tuesday after the majority of voters chose “none of the above” in the election in October.…
Colombia’s National Police have captured 17 people allegedly belonging to a criminal network that complied with the orders of Antioquia-based narco-trafficking kingpin “Valenciano,” Radio Santa Fe reported Wednesday. Among the…
Colombian authorities have arrested Sandra Nataly Giraldo, alias “Chuky,” accused of murdering two husbands in order to take their life insurance money, along with two accomplices. After 17 months of…
A lawyer who represented several former paramilitary leaders, as well as the alleged perpetrators of a massacre in northern Colombia, is shot dead in a restaurant in Bello, Antioquia, Caracol…
The Colombian national futsal team is through to the final of the AMF Futsal World Cup after beating Argentina 3-2 in Wednesday’s semi final. The match, played in Bello, Antioquia,…
Rescue workers in Bello, a town bordering Medellin, said Sunday that they have recovered the bodies of 63 victims of last week’s landslide, while 28 people are still missing. According to…