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Juan Daniel Oviedo and Paloma Valencia during a recent event in Medellín. Photo: X

Valencia picks Oviedo as VP to expand Colombia’s center-right base

March 12, 2026

Indigenous communities caught in armed clashes in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada

March 11, 2026

Paloma Valencia surge reshapes Colombia race as election season begins

March 10, 2026

Petro opens consultation on ‘Black Line’ after Colombia court ends protection decree

March 5, 2026

Juan Daniel Oviedo and Paloma Valencia during a recent event in Medellín. Photo: X

News

Valencia picks Oviedo as VP to expand Colombia’s center-right base

By Richard Emblin - March 12, 2026

News

Indigenous communities caught in armed clashes in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada

By Richard Emblin - March 11, 2026

News

Paloma Valencia surge reshapes Colombia race as election season begins

By Richard Emblin - March 10, 2026

News

Petro opens consultation on ‘Black Line’ after Colombia court ends protection decree

By Richard Emblin - March 5, 2026

FARC will release all minors under 15 as part of the peace process with the Colombian government.

News

Ex-FARC admit to recruiting 18,677 children during Colombia conflict

By Richard Emblin - March 4, 2026

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Petro to meet Trump on February 3

Colombian peso trading 3.680 to USD

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Trump confronts EU over Greenland

Culture

Marina Sánchez paints Bogotá’s Cerros in luminous colour at Museo del Chicó

March 2, 2026

Over 130 original paintings and sculptures by Colombia's Fernando Botero are on display in Singapore. Photo: Courtesy: Gardens by the Bay.

Fernando Botero Takes on Singapore with Landmark Exhibition

February 16, 2026

A pre-Columbian flute is one of many artifacts in the exhibition Colombia: En un aliento. Photo courtesy: Banco de la República.

Colombia in a Breath: Wind Instruments That Tell the Story of a Nation

January 29, 2026

Beatriz González, one of Latin America’s most influential contemporary artists, died Jan. 9 at her home in Bogotá at 93. Photo: Hernán Díaz/Colección de Arte. Banco de la República.

Beatriz González: The Artist of Colombia’s Political Memory (1932-2026)

January 15, 2026

Stain on Hay: Should María Corina Machado Refuse the Literary Festival?

December 17, 2025

Agenda

Marina Sánchez, from Panorámicas de la Sabana (acrylic on canvas). Photo: Richard Emblin

Marina Sánchez: Panorámicas de la Sabana

Mar 5, 2026 - 29, 2026

Museo del Chicó

Vallenato comes to Bogotá as the 59th Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata launches with a tribute to Israel Romero, Rafael Orozco and El Binomio de Oro.

59th Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata

Mar 20, 2026 - 21, 2026

Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo

Bogota

The launch of “Paso a Paso, Caminando hacia la Pascua con María,” aims at strengthening religious and cultural tourism across Bogotá and Cundinamarca ahead of Semana Santa 2026.

Bogotá to welcome 500,000 Easter visitors with expanded Semana Santa programme

February 25, 2026

Five of the Metro de Bogotá trains are currently in the Colombian capital. Photo: Alcaldía de Bogotá

Bogotá declares Metro Line 2 tender void after no bids received

January 21, 2026

Álvaro Clavijo Wins 2025 Best Restaurant in Latin America with El Chato

December 5, 2025

Bogotá Opens First International Violin Competition With Latin American Celebration

October 30, 2025

Medellin

Medellín Mayor Federico Gutiérrez and Antioquia Governor Andrés Julian Rendón at the Hidroituango power plant. Photo: Gobernación/X

Suspected drone attack disrupts high-level visit to Colombia’s Hidroituango

March 2, 2026

Colombia Rescues 17 Minors From Ultra-Orthodox Lev Tahor Sect

November 23, 2025

Travel

Tayrona Park closure highlights security risks on Colombia’s Caribbean coast

By The City Paper Staff - February 22, 2026

Opinion

Bogotá is home to some 800,000 exiled Venezuelans. Photo: Richard Emblin

Exiled Venezuelans may well support regime change – but diasporas don’t always reflect the politics

February 18, 2026

Petro and Trump: What next in U.S.–Colombia relations?

February 9, 2026

En español

La Alta Guajira: un desierto hermosamente hostil

December 13, 2024

RUGE Independiente: Picnic Literario en el corazón de Bogotá

December 2, 2024

Living

Monserrate with Christmas lights

Christmas in Colombia: Nine Nights of Novenas, a Thousand Lights

December 16, 2025

Dining

Álvaro Clavijo Wins 2025 Best Restaurant in Latin America with El Chato

December 5, 2025

Big Picture

A Landscape of Loss: Forty Years After Armero

By Richard Emblin - November 11, 2025

Business

Dr. Candice Fast’s research shows that hidden beliefs between leaders and employees significantly shape workplace performance.

Candice Fast on the Hidden Beliefs That Shape Workplace Performance

February 20, 2026

Global airlines return to Venezuela, Avianca restores Bogotá–Caracas flight

February 12, 2026

Poll

Community

Memory, Territory, and Identity: The Art of Juliana Ríos

March 30, 2025

Bogotá rings in the Year of the Snake with Chinese New Year Celebration

January 17, 2025

Art aficionados and VIPs celebrate 20 Years of Bogotá’s ARTBO

September 28, 2024

Global

Colombians now the biggest foreign contingent on Ukraine’s frontlines

February 24, 2026

U.S President Donald Trump and his AI image of Canada, Venezuela and Greenland with the U.S flag. Photo: Truth Social

Trump shows AI map with Canada, Greenland and Venezuela under U.S flag.

January 20, 2026