2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (400+ words) Colombia's top Catholic official, Bogot's Archbishop Luis Jos" Rueda Aparicio, marked Holy Thursday by washing the feet of transgender women and sex workers in the capital, in a gesture aimed at promoting the inclusion of marginalized communities. Rueda carried out…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (58+ words) The Bogot" Post Suicide rates amongst Bogot's elderly population have risen 72% in the first half of this year compared with the same period in 2024, according to data released in June by the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (1022+ words) News, Analysis & Opinion Colombia's cancilleria (foreign affairs ministry) was reminding foreign residents this week of the 2026 deadline to transfer their old resident visas to the new 5-year electronic visa scheme. "Anyone with these visas, granted under previous regulations, must complete…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (536+ words) News, Analysis & Opinion On March 22, American Airlines flight attendant Eric Gutierrez went missing after a night out in Medell'n. Less than a week later, authorities found his body in a river three hours away from the city. They concluded he…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (959+ words) The startup ecosystem in Medellin has long been a leading success story for both Colombia and Latin America. In recent weeks, the progress of Medellin's evolution into a knowledge-based economy and hub for innovation has gained even more traction." Globally,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (584+ words) UNESCO has designated Medell'n, Colombia's second-largest city, as the World Book Capital for 2027, recognizing the Colombian city's rapid growth in reading culture and its use of books and libraries as tools for social transformation. The decision, announced in March, follows…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1519+ words) News, Analysis & Opinion Revelations that former FARC leaders ordered the 2025 killing of Miguel Uribe have heightened political tensions in the run-up to the May presidential elections. The 39-year-old Colombian senator and presidential hopeful was gunned down by a Bogot" gang…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago  (843+ words) Weeks on from the first floods in northern Colombia, thousands of people remain without many of the basics and facing further problems. Find out what you can do to help. The northern Colombian city of Monter'a was hit by extreme…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (527+ words) According to the United Nations (UN), the world is in an era of "global water bankruptcy." In Latin America alone, the OECD finds that 17 million people still lack access to safe drinking water. Among those affected are the residents of…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago  (606+ words) President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday declared three days of national mourning in Colombia following a military plane crash on Monday which killed 69 soldiers." The accident occurred at the Puerto Legu'zamo airport in Putumayo, a region located in the southwest of…...