Medellin turns on Christmas lights
Medellin transformed into Colombia’s city of light on Saturday when it officially turned on its Christmas lights. At 7PM, the Christmas decorations were turned on to begin a full month…
Medellin transformed into Colombia’s city of light on Saturday when it officially turned on its Christmas lights. At 7PM, the Christmas decorations were turned on to begin a full month…
Colombian police say they have captured nine key associates of Medellin gang leader Maximiliano Bonilla, alias “Valenciano.” The men are allegedly members of the “Los Mondongueros” gang, and are accused of…
A group of 83 street vendors who operate in Medellin’s tourist areas will receive a certificate in conversational English on Tuesday, says a press release from the city. The vendors…
26 people were injured when disappointed Atletico Nacional supporters clashed with police after their team lost 3:1 against Once Caldas. The fans showed their discontent with the team’s poor performance…
Seventeen members of the “Los Paisas” drug trafficking gang were captured in two raids in Medellin and Cali, El Heraldo reported Friday. Among those arrested were six members of state…
Police arrested businessman Felipe Sierra, an alleged associate of Colombian drug trafficker “Don Mario,” in Medellin Thursday morning, reports W Radio. Earlier in November, the Supreme Court ordered Sierra and…
Medellin vandals beheaded a statue of the Holy Virgin Mary after stealing it from a shrine in the southern Poblado neighborhood, a local newspaper reports. According to newspaper El Colombiano,…
The Ministry of Education agreed to investigate complaints about a pornographic web site allegedly connected to Medellin’s Metropolitan Institute of Technology, CaracolRadio reports on Wednesday. According to Medellin’s Mayor Alonso…
A breath of fresh air is hard to come by in Medellin, but you can get a break from the constant soundtrack of car horns, sirens and shouts of “a…