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Choco is where Spanish conquistadors built the first city in the Americas. After centuries of...
Tag: Pacific
How to end the war in western Colombia?
President Gustavo Petro met with local and regional leaders from Colombia’s Pacific region...
Coronavirus causing emergencies in all Colombia’s port cities
With skyrocketing coronavirus infections in Barranquilla, healthcare in all Colombia’s main...
‘There exists no state’ on Colombia’s Pacific coast: ombudsman
Colombia’s ombudsman blasted the government on Tuesday, claiming that state abandonment of...
The origins of Herencia de Timbiqui
Herencia de Timbiqui is among Colombia´s most popular contemporary bands, however, the origins of...
Thousands of humpback whales to converge on Colombia’s Pacific Coast
This week marks the beginning of Colombia’s annual whale watching season with up to 3,000...
Cali kicks off festival celebrating Colombia’s Pacific music
Colombia’s third largest city, Cali, kicked off its annual Petronio Alvarez Festival, the...
Ecotourism pioneer assassinated in western Colombia
A pioneering ecotourism entrepreneur has been assassinated by an illegal armed group in west...
OAS urges Colombia to investigate police violence during Buenaventura protests
The human rights commission of the Organization of American States (OAS), has urged Colombia to...
200 displaced amid combat between illegal armed groups in southwest Colombia
Combat between the ELN and an unidentified rival illegal armed group forced more than 200 to flee...
Colombia seizes 2 tons of cocaine on and off Pacific coast
Authorities in western Colombia seized two tons of cocaine in an operation targeting the...
UNESCO declares Colombia’s Pacific marimba music Intangible Cultural Heritage
The United Nations’ cultural organization UNESCO on Wednesday declared marimba music from...
