Green News COP26: Colombia will protect 30% of its land by 2022 - not 2030 But President Duque said that the pledge needed to be backed by investments from green finance. 02/11/2021
No Comment Colombians enjoy the Silleteros parade during the Flowers festival in Medellin Colombians attend the Silleteros parade in the Atanasio Girardot Stadium in Medellin 23/08/2021
No Comment Colombia: protesters topple statue of Christopher Columbus Colombia: protesters topple statue of Christopher Columbus 30/06/2021
No Comment Takes one to tango: dance festival held under special Covid-19 measures Takes one to tango: dance festival held under special Covid-19 measures 29/06/2021
Colombia Everyone 'safe' after Colombia president's helicopter attacked A helicopter carrying Colombian President Iván Duque and several senior officials came under fire in a region bordering Venezuela, Duque said. 26/06/2021
Nature Colombia has just been named the world’s official butterfly paradise More than 200 species of butterflies live in Colombia, according to a study by London's Natural History Museum. 24/06/2021
No Comment Through theatre, feminists protest against violence during demonstrations in Colombia With a play relating the pain of mothers who lose a child, but also with a candlelight vigil, feminist organisations of Bogotá gathered to denounce the violence suffered by the demonstrators at the hands of the police in Colombia. 01/06/2021
No Comment Police and protesters clash as Colombia's Duque deploys military Police and protesters clash during anti-government protests, as the country marks a full month of social unrest that has claimed dozens of lives. Colombian President Ivan Duque announced that he was deploying military troops to Cali, which is at the epicentre of the protests. 29/05/2021
No Comment Colombia: clashes between protesters and riot police in Medellin Clashes between protesters and riot police in Colombia's city of Medellin as locals took to the streets Wednesday, on the eve of talks with the government, in the third week of demonstrations that have been marked by police abuses and dozens of civilian deaths 20/05/2021
No Comment Students protest against Colombian government Hundreds of people took to the streets of the Colombian capital Bogota on Saturday in a further outbreak of anti-government protests 16/05/2021
No Comment Colombia: Indigenous people leave Cali after protests Indigenous people that had travelled to Cali to join protests against the government of Ivan Duque leave the city to return to their homes in the Cauca region, where they plan to continue demonstrations. 13/05/2021
Colombia Columbia anti-police protests continue Protesters in Colombia have taken to the street again demanding an end to police abuse and the introduction of policies to overcome the economic crisis resulting from the pandemic. 06/05/2021
No Comment Bogota Philharmonic Orchestra holds street concert for 'peace' amid unrest The Bogota Philharmonic Orchestra play a concert in a park of the Colombian capital to "send a message of solidarity, of peace, and of union," after at least 19 people died during anti-government demonstrations 05/05/2021
No Comment Police and protesters clash over Colombia tax reform Protesters throw rocks at police in the streets of Columbia's Cali, while a vigil is held for some of the 19 people who have died in several days of protests 04/05/2021
No Comment Nurse in Colombia travels on motorbike to vaccinate people A nurse in Colombia travels on his motorbike or on foot to vaccinate people over the age of 70. 24/04/2021
Green News Could climate change spell the end of Colombian coffee? Rising temperatures are causing challenges for smallholders in one of the world's top coffee producing countries. 08/04/2021
No Comment Scientists and indigenous people unite to save Colombian condor Scientists and members of the Kokonuko indigenous people walk through Colombia's Purace National Park in south-west Colombia to watch condors and install a camera, as they conduct the first-ever census of the bird that is emblematic of the Andes mountain range. 17/02/2021
Colombia Colombia faces conundrum over drug lord Pablo Escobar’s hippos The hippo population has expanded dramatically, with experts warning there could be as many as 1,500 by 2035 if nothing is done. 10/02/2021
Travel News Here’s how Colombians celebrate New Year’s Eve Lots of traditional Columbian customs revolve around expelling negative energy and bringing luck for the year ahead.. 31/12/2020
Partner content Quality and Sustainability: Why Colombia could become the next exporting giant Partner content presented by ProColombia According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Colombia is set to become one of the world’s largest food exporters. If it succeeds, Europe will be seeing more Colombian produce on its supermarket shelves than ever before. 16/12/2020
No Comment Hurricane Iota cuts comms of island as president arrives with aid Colombian President Iván Duque landed in the San Andrés archipelago Tuesday to deliver humanitarian aid in the wake of Hurricane Iota. 18/11/2020
No Comment Protest in Bogota The indigenous people of Colombia are protesting against the violence to which they are subjected. 22/10/2020
Colombia 13 killed in clashes in Bogota after a man dies in police custody Three nights of unrest in Bogota began after a video went viral on social media showing a man, Javier Ordonez, being repeatedly tasered by police as he's arrested. 12/09/2020
No Comment Colombian priest holds mass in drive-in Cinema Quarantine restrictions have not been lifted in Colombia after almost five months of stay-at-home orders. 31/08/2020
No Comment Police use zumba classes to lift the spirits of confined Colombians Dancing police officers aim to relieve the bordeom of Colombians' coronavirus confinement. 09/04/2020
No Comment Bogota police bid to arrest boredom of Colombians amid lockdown Police in the Colombian capital Bogota have been leading stretching and dance exercises from the street. 06/04/2020