More than half of Colombia’s governors said Thursday that they will not comply with an emergency decree that increased taxes on alcohol and tobacco to fill the national government’s $4.3 billion (COP16 trillion) budget gap. Following a me...

Colombia’s justice minister said that evidence suggests that the Defense Ministry used Israeli spyware Pegasus to hack his phone in the second half of last year. In a post on social media platform X, acting Justice Minister Andres Idarraga said...

The demise of former President Alvaro Uribe has deflated chances of right-wing parties to win March’s congressional elections, and the presidential elections in May and June. Make sure to support Colombia Reports as a paid subscriber or with a ...

Colombia’s Foreign Ministry hopes to restore ties with the United States Government while planning President Gustavo Petro’s February trip to the White House. In a press conference, Foreign Minister Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio said that sh...

EMC commander “Ivan Mordisco” called on Colombia’s guerrilla groups to bridge divisions and jointly combat US imperialism in the region. In a message to the ELN, the Segunda Marquetalia, the EPL and the Coordinadora Nacional Ejercit...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has made Gaza the moral centerpiece of his foreign policy. Since the October 7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks, he has devoted extraordinary political capital to denouncing Israel, questioning its right to self-defense, ...

Beatriz González, one of Latin America’s most influential contemporary artists, whose boldly colored, deliberately unrefined paintings and installations confronted Colombia’s long history of political violence, public mourning and social inequal...

For much of the past decade, Colombia built a reputation as one of travel’s great value destinations: culturally rich, visually stunning, and refreshingly affordable. A strong U.S. dollar, competitive hotel rates, and inexpensive food and transport...

Far-right independent candidate Abelardo De la Espriella, widely known by the nickname “El Tigre” (The Tiger), has taken the lead in Colombia’s presidential race five months ahead of the election, according to a new poll by AtlasIntel published...

It was a frustrating night for the roughly 6,000 supporters gathered in Bogotá’s Plaza de Bolívar to hear President Gustavo Petro deliver what many expected to be a fiery, anti-imperialist address. After waiting for hours in cold, rainy condition...