During Petro's 100 days in office, 58 social leaders have been killed, and almost one-third of the total documented for 2022 by NGO Indepaz.

On a first trip to Colombia as an adult, Maya Salgado decided to do the five-day hike to the Sierra Nevada's Lost City, and archaeological wonder that could become a "paradise lost" with mass tourism.

Residents of Ciudad Bolívar in Bogotá's sprawling south are building their museum to document social issues, political activism and cultural revival of their locality.

The last remaining Marxist guerrilla in Colombia - ELN - and Colombian government formally resumed peace talks in Venezuela to end a six decades old conflict.

Colombia's Gustavo Petro has faced steady opposition to his economic reforms during his first 100 days in office. On Monday, peace talks resume with the ELN guerrilla.

A giant sea elephant that traveled from the Antarctic waters to the Colombian Pacific, was poached by hunters and killed by firearms, confirmed authorities.

The US Embassy in Bogotá announced that visa processing times for Colombians wanting to visit the US have been reduced from two years to two months.

A chance encounter under the Caribbean heat of Cartagena sparked a 20-year international romance.

Bogotá's Teatro Mayor has rolled-out its 2023 program with Spain extending its role as Guest Nation of Honor. Among the highlights is La Belle Époque, Renée Fleming and Ute Lemper.

Ouali Benzemaine is the CEO of WebCongress, a global education platform that brings together experts from the technology sector, business leaders and entrepreneurs. Their 2022 Congress will be held in Bogotá.

Colombia's Petro has pledged to present a "decalogue of proposals" to help combat climate change at the start of the UN's COP27 in Egypt.

Between páramos and glaciers thousands of meters above sea level, El Cocuy is a truly otherworldly experience.

Colombia's Gustavo Petro is heading to Caracas to meet his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro. The short visit will address the start of peace talks with ELN.

Bogotá's District Institute of Tourism has opened the doors of the San Juan de Dios to guided tours, and opportunity to visit one of the oldest hospitals in South America.

President Petro will declare Colombia a "national disaster" given extreme weather and measure that gives the government additional resources to help populations facing the climate crisis.

Bogotá will be the epicenter on Saturday of protests against the government of President Gustavo Petro. Mobility gridlock will affect Colombia's major cities.

Twelve high-tech, tactical gunships make us the new "fleet of macaws" that will patrol Colombia's Amazon and used to protect this biosphere against environmental crimes.

The American Women’s Club - AWC - annual Masquerade Ball and fundraising event was held on october 1 at the Country Club in Bogotá. The event raised funds for 10 charities.

In what would be a historic ruling by lawmakers, Colombia could scrap obligatory military service to be replaced by social peace-keeping work in rural areas for young men.

During its 46 years, El Portico’s village setting has grown to become a landmark of traditional cooking.

Colombia's currency woes don't seem to be easing despite reassuring words from Finance Minister José Antonio Ocampo to calm markets.

The sugar mills of Valle del Cauca employ up to 12,000 cane cutters. The work inspired photographer Sergio Bartelsman.

With the passing of Gabriel García Márquez, the Nobel's biographer Gerald Martin talks with The City Paper.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro's affirmation that the "US ruins world economies" was met with a swift rebuttle from the US government officials.

The Colombian peso continues to devaluate at a historic rate, setting off the alarm bells among investors that the economy is in peril of entering recession.