Colombia partially reactivates economic activity amid fierce resistance
Colombia’s construction and manufacturing sectors restarted some activity on Monday amid...
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Decree to restart Colombia’s economy surprisingly prioritizes gambling
Colombia’s Interior Ministry issued a decree on Friday that surprisingly prioritized...
The mafia and the booming construction business of Medellin’s neighbor
The power of organized crime in Medellin’s neighboring city, Bello, has added huge costs and...
Man falls from 8th floor, fractures middle finger
A construction worker from the northeast of Colombia fell from the eight floor of a building, but...
Colombia govt will allocate $22B for national highway: Santos
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday announced 30 bids worth $22.65 billion for construction of the ‘Ruta del Sol’ motorway. The motorway is set to link the Caribbean coast with the Pacific via Bogota. The World Bank...
Santos approves construction of free housing for the poor
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed into law Wednesday his plan to give 100,000 houses to the country’s poorest citizens. “This law will give 100,000 families the opportunity to convert into reality their dream of...
Bogota mayor bans highway through nature reserve
Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro said Thursday he would not allow a proposed highway to be built through a protected nature reserve on the outskirts of the city. The proposed highway, which would connect the north and south of the...
Medellin construction company to offer shares to finance transport works
Medellin-based construction company, Construcciones El Condor, is to offer shares in the hope of raising $111 million to finance airport expansion and highways works, reported Bloomberg. Luz Maria Correa, the construction...
Crumbling balconies create fear in Cartagena’s residents and tourists
Several balconies on abandoned homes in Cartagena’s historic center have recently collapsed, creating fear in tourists and residents. Tourists walk Cartagena’s streets in fear. Some do not dare walk under the...
Colombian women withhold sex for road improvements
Three-hundred women in the town of Barbacoas near the Pacific coast have vowed to withold sex from their husbands until the connecting road into their village has been paved. Dubbed the “strike of crossed legs,” the...
