Colombia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Jaime Bermudez, on Tuesday arrived in Australia for a meeting to discuss diplomatic relations between Colombia and the Pacific country, reported Colombian media. The main topics…
A search is underway for a mysterious predator which has been attacking livestock in the central Colombian department of Boyaca. Concern has been mounting over the past month among rural…
Environmental authorities in Bogota are calling for all of the capital’s residents to take part in a city-wide voluntary blackout on Monday night to cut down on wasted electricity and…
Colombia’s cows are feeling the heat as the drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon continues to bake the countryside. One cattle-producing zone in Colombia reported that 600 of its…
As wildfires scorch the countryside, Colombia’s environmental agency IDEAM predicts soaring temperatures around the country at the end of February and throughout March. Some 24 departments around Colombia have been…
Colombia announced on Tuesday that it will take part in the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2006, the year-long celebration of biological…
The Colombian government on Thursday officially declared the wildfires raging across the country a national disaster. The intense sun and current high temperatures, combined with people’s irresponsible actions, have led…
President Alvaro Uribe announced Thursday that the U.S. will send equipment and assistance teams to help subdue raging forest fires threatening Colombia’s capital, Bogota. Uribe made the announcement in an…
Authorities on Monday maintained the orange alert level for Galeras volcano, saying the volcano has been “extremely quiet” since Saturday’s eruption. Authorities in the southern Colombian department of Nariño stated…