Colombia says farewell to “poet-president” Belisario Betancur
Colombia’s late president Belisario Betancur was buried on Sunday after an extensive...
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Colombia’s ex-President Belisario Betancur dies at 95
Colombia’s ex-President Belisario Betancur died on Friday at 95, the hospital treating him...
Colombia mourns loss of rising star in yet another traffic tragedy
Colombia over the weekend mourned the loss of Martin Elias, a rising music star who died in an...
Colombia’s ‘Admiral of Rhythm’ Nelson Pinedo dies at 88
Nelson Pinedo, one of Colombia’s most significant musicians of the 20th century, died on...
FARC’s last founding member dies at 83
One of the founding leaders of the FARC, “Martin Villa,” has died at 83, the rebel...
Colombian music legend Calixto Ochoa dies at 81
Calixto Ochoa, one of Colombia’s most iconic singers and influential composers of the past...
Colombia’s congress pays tribute to respected leftist thought leader
Colombia’s Congress on Monday held a moment of silence to remember the life and work of Carlos Gaviria, a renowned politician and former magistrate who died last week. Gaviria, born May 8, 1937, held numerous positions of...
Aniceto Molina, Colombia’s ‘Ambassador of Cumbia’, dies at 76
Aniceto Molina, the composer of some of Colombia’s most iconic cumbias, died in a hospital...
Gabriel Garcia Marquez cremated in Mexico
Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who on Thursday died at 87 after a long sickbed, has...
Garcia Marquez to be cremated in Mexico, Colombia to pay homage later
The family of deceased Colombian author and Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez announced on...
Colombia to respect family wishes if Garcia Marquez want late writer buried in Mexico
Colombia’s President, Juan Manuel Santos, has ordered his staff to respect the decision of...
Colombia mourns death of ‘greatest writer ever’, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Colombia was in mourning on Thursday following news that the country’s most prolific writer...
