Closed to the rest of the country for almost five months, Colombia is reconnecting with Leticia, Amazonas, given success in covid immunity.

The Ministry of Health has authorized the private health sector to administer COVID-19 vaccines during Phase 3 of the national campaign.

Despite crowded ICUs and surge in covid deaths, Colombia's trade unions call for mass protest on April 28 against government's pandemic tax reform.

An estuary close to Colombia's largest port has been granted precautionary measures by JEP to facilitate the exhumation of missing persons.

Samples taken from coronavirus patients in the department of Caldas have confirmed circulation in Colombia of the highly infectious UK variant of coronavirus

The third wave of coronavirus infection in Colombia is leading a surge in new fatalities from the disease with 380 victims confirmed Thursday by the Ministry of Health.

Colombia's equivalent of Giro d'Italia and Tour de France begins Friday on the Eastern Plains and will reach Bogotá for the final stage on April 25.

The Colombia Air Force has adapted military transport aircraft to airlift critically ill COVID-19 patients between the country's second largest city Medellín and Bogotá

Bogotá artist Elsa Zambrano's latest series Constellations was created during coronavirus lockdowns and inspired by the works of Dadaism's "star-painters."

Mayor Claudia López has announced two three-day quarantines in April to curb the surge in COVID-19 infections. Bogotá's hospital system returns to Red Alert levels of occupation.

With 4.091 new cases of coronavirus in Bogotá on Sunday, the Colombian capital must find ways to curb a rapid increase in infections as quarantine fatigue sets in.

The daily deaths from coronavirus continue to increase in Colombia as the third wave of infection overwhelms ICU capacity in Medellín and Barranquilla.

Explosives experts, Lena and Still, were retired from duty with the National Police and rewarded for decades of service in loving homes.

During the Orange Economy Council, President Duque announced an unprecedented US$1.8 Billion to reactive this year the country's cultural industries.

Colombia, like the rest of South America, is entering a dangerous phase with coronavirus as daily cases and deaths surge with the "third wave" of contagion.

As mine clearing continues across Colombia, the use of explosive ordnances by ELN and FARC along the Venezuelan border has exacerbated confrontation in the region.

Bogotá's Claudia López presented President Iván Duque with a "4/3 scheme" in which residents will balance a four-day work week with three days of strict quarantine.

President Iván Duque has told Mayors and Governors to adopt tougher coronavirus measures to prevent a surge in new infections with the "third wave."

The Colombian capital has immunized 50% of all residents aged 70 or older and will increase vaccinations as the third peak of infection approaches.

Colombia's extra-judicial killings and child recruitment are some of the abuses profiled in the most recent country report by the U.S State Department.

Colombia's economic recovery for 2021 is close to the global average claims the World Bank despite growing income inequality and a vulnerable labor force.

Considered the founder of Colombia's conceptual art, Antonio Caro shaped perceptions of his country through visual narratives.

The capital of Antioquia, Medellín, is the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic with daily cases surpassing those of Bogotá.

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.