Breathing in Medellin, Colombia’s second largest city, has become such a health hazard that the local government on Wednesday declared a red alert. The red alert seeks to lower smog levels that…
Medellin’s mayor is inventing an alleged assassination plot against him as an excuse for his failure to effectively curb violent crime, according to local crime syndicate Oficina de Envigado. Mayor Federico…
“Cuatro Bocas” (or “Four Mouths”) used to be a no-go area for many in Medellin. However, a number of art initiatives have transformed the small area into one of the city’s finest art…
Manizales is the best city to study in Colombia for university students according to a study released by the University Cities Index (ICU) last week. The capital of the Caldas…
More than 300 victims of Colombia’s armed conflict have been holding peaceful, but fierce protests in Medellin this week to demand the government grants them their due compensation. The victims have been…
Parts of Colombia’s second largest urban center, Medellin, have taken to the most rural activity possible, agriculture, in an attempt to recognize the memories of war while restoring the social fabric necessary for…
A human rights defender was attacked and left critically injured by gang members in Colombia’s second largest city, Medellin, late Sunday night. According to local media, the 39-year-old Yudy Andrea Seguro,…
Medellin’s House of Memory is a historical museum dedicated to the more than half a century of violence that has marred Colombia, and in particular to the 8 million victims…
Wild animals as exotic as pumas live in the rural parts of Medellin, Colombia’s second largest city and also home to millions of humans, local scientists have found out. Armed…