Colombia’a Mario Hernandez at New York Fashion Week
Colombia native Mario Hernandez is in New York City this week to showcase his new series of...
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Sofia Vergara reveals wax doppelgangers at Madame Tussauds NY
Colombian actress Sofia Vergara officially presented two wax figures of herself at New York...
Colombian ‘Horse’ sculpture sold for almost $1 million
A massive bronze sculpture by Colombian artist Fernando Botero in the figure of and titled “Horse” was sold for $938,500 at prestigious art auction Tuesday night. The hulking horse sculpture was sold at a Latin...
Medellin named among top 3 most innovative cities in the world
Colombia’s second city Medellin was ranked as one of the top three most innovative cities in the world, and is in the running for the number one spot along with Tel Aviv and New York. Out of 25 other cities including Hong...
Colombian expats heart New York this Independence Day
This Independence Day, Colombian expatriates will leave their mark on New York to celebrate the birth of their country. Three fingerprints stamped together in the shape of a heart — colored red, blue and yellow in honor of...
New York court sentences FARC rebel to 11 years prison
A judge in New York sentenced a FARC guerrilla to 11 years in prison for conspiring to financially support a terrorist organization. Jorge Abel Ibarguen Palacio, who pleaded guilty in February to collaborating with the FARC,...
Colombian artist Botero to show latest work in New York
Renowned Colombian artist Fernando Botero has turned his eye towards the last days of the life of Christ as the inspiration for his latest body of work, which will be showing at the Marlborough Gallery in Manhattan, New York, as...
American dream becoming reality: Alpina president
The president of Alpina said the Colombian dairy products company’s American dream is becoming a reality, as construction on the New York production plant commences. “At Alpina we are making our American dream a...
NYC Colombian Indepence Day festival canceled for 1st time in 26 years
This year’s New York City Colombian Independence Day festival has been cancelled due to a lack of funds, after key sponsors decided not to sponsor the event. The Colombian Civic Center–the non-profit that runs the...
US charges Swedish citizen with attempted arms sale to FARC
The New York District Attorney General’s Office has formally accused a Swedish citizen of making arms sale agreements with an undercover agent posing as a FARC member, Spanish news agency EFE reported Monday. According to...
Aires to become LAN Colombia, new routes expected next year
The executive director of Aires has said that the airline will change its name to LAN Colombia and begin offering new routes to Europe, South America and the U.S, newspaper El Espectador reported Friday Executive Director Hernan...
Extradited money launderer may get 9 years in US prison
David Murcia Guzman, the extradited Colombian detainee responsible for a giant money laundering scheme, may receive a nine year prison sentence in the U.S, according to his lawyer, Colombian media reported Friday. This coming...
