Vallenato legend Diomedes Diaz dies at 56
Diomedes Diaz, one of the most polemic composers and singers of the Colombian vallenato genre, died on Sunday after suffering a heart attack.
Diomedes Diaz, one of the most polemic composers and singers of the Colombian vallenato genre, died on Sunday after suffering a heart attack.
Colombia is seeking UNESCO’s recognition of the folkloric music genre of vallenato as cultural heritage, President Juan Manuel Santos said Thursday.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday offered a $27,300 reward for details on the culprits that threatened eight journalists in the north of the country.
The neo-paramilitary “Anti-Land Restitution Army” has threatened eight journalists in the north of Colombia via leaflets delivered to their respective news outlets.
President Juan Manuel Santos will spend his Friday night in one of the apartments destined for Colombia’s poorest citizens as part of the government’s free housing initiative.
The Vallenato Legend festival, one of Colombia’s biggest popular culture events, will return to the city of Valledupar in the northern Colombian department of Cesar between April 26 and 30.
Attacks attributed to Colombia’s largest rebel group, FARC, killed on Friday and Saturday two soldiers and two civilians in the southwest and north of the country. On Friday, suspected rebels…
Colombia’s largest coal miner, Cerrejon, said Sunday that rebels have broken into the mine’s premises in the north of the country and burned down several of the companies’ trucks. “In…
The national ombudsman’s office and human rights leaders across Colombia requested that an autopsy be done on a victims rights activist who allegedly committed suicide on Saturday after recieving numerous…