The green iguana's population comes under threat every Lent as this species is hunted for its meat and eggs. Iguanas on the coast are eaten as a substitute for fish and chicken.

President Iván Duque announced Tuesday that night curfews and Pico y cédula will return during the Easter holidays to curb the third wave of coronavirus infections.

March has recorded the highest rainfall on record for Colombia with mudslides affecting the departments of Antioquia and Valle del Cauca.

The left-wing politician Gustavo Petro remains hospitalized in Florence, Italy, with coronavirus confirmed the family in a statement. Petro is a front-runner for the 2022 presidential election.

The disappearance of two-year-old Sara Sofía Galván recalls the tragedy of Yuliana Samboni and Michelle Amaya. Two girls who went missing in the Colombian capital.

During a video conference ex-FARC's Rodrigo Londoño and former AUC warlord Salvatore Mancuso opened a honest discussion to respond to the victims of war atrocities.

Colombia's wants to educate the innovators of the future with a new virtual campus dedicated to the creative industries.

In a move to complete vaccination in Bogotá of all seniors age 80 or older, the Ministry of Health has announced new measures at health centers.

The legendary salsa ensemble Grupo Niche clinched their first Grammy for an album that tributes their late founder Jairo Varela and 40 years as a group.

The death of officer Edwin Caro while attempting to stop a Bogotá bank robbery has unleashed strong anti-Venezuelan sentiment.

In order to avoid a spike in coronavirus after the experience of Christmas, Mayor López has banned in-temple services and processions during Holy Week.

The Banco de la República is launching a book with the most important 100 works in the collection of MAMU. The book covers more than two centuries of artistic expression.

Ibagué's Secretary of Culture, Greis Cifuentes, wants her city to be more than a pit-stop for enjoying lechona and tamales. Colombia's music capital should be listed by UNESCO

Coronavirus contagion is decelerating faster than predicted claims the Ministry of Health as Bogotá also completes first full week with less than 1,000 daily cases.

One year into the pandemic Colombia has reported 2.27 million cases of the virus and more than 60,000 deaths.

Despite lockdowns and restrictive travel measures, Colombian-origin cocaine continued to dominate U.S markets claims most recent DEA report.

Trump's incitement to violence with the March 6 storming of the U.S Capitol reveals the blurred lines between authoritarianism and democratic revolutions.

Colombia became the first nation in the Americas to receive an initial shipment of 117.000 coronavirus vaccines through the WHO's COVAX program.

Bogotá joins representatives from 19 nations as the newest member of London-based CoST to guarantee oversight and transparency with infrastructure.

Despite huge losses incurred by the Colombian travel sector with the coronavirus pandemic, industry leaders expect a faster than expected recovery for 2021.

Bogotá's cultural venues will reopen to the public this weekend a year after the first case of COVID was confirmed in the Colombian capital.

Colombia's National Vaccine Program has begun inoculating the over 80 population with the arrival of the second shipment of 50,310 doses from Pfizer.

Every night Herbin Hoyos sent messages from loved ones to the kidnapped across the airwaves. The host of "Voices of the Kidnapped" died, age 58, from coronavirus.

In a direct threat against Colombian President Iván Duque, ex-FARC dissident commander Santrich appeared in a video taken in the Venezuelan state of Zulia.

Colombia saw its lowest daily increase in new coronavirus infections since May 2020 and vaccinations have surpassed total active cases.