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Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:10:24 +0000
Shakira Pledges US$1.25 M to Rebuild Earthquake-Damaged Schools in Chocó
Colombia’s Shakira has pledged US$1.25 million toward rebuilding schools and educational infrastructure damaged by the earthquake that struck Colombia’s Pacific region on August 10, announcing a major recovery initiative during a visit to Cho...

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:31:10 +0000
UNGRD Decision Not to Request Foreign Rescuers Sparks Controversy
Amidst the rubble and destruction caused by Monday’s devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake across much as Central and Southwest Colombia, reports are surfacing that the leftist government of ex-President Gustavo Petro initially decided that the ...

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:10:22 +0000
Colombia Earthquake: Death Toll Rises to 202 as Rescue Operations Continue Into Third Day
The death toll from Colombia’s devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake rose to 202 on Wednesday, according to the latest report from the country’s Institute of Legal Medicine, as rescue crews continued searching collapsed buildings and authorities a...

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:23:04 +0000
Colombia Quake Toll Rises to 181 as Rescue Crews Search for Survivors Under Rubble
The death toll from Colombia’s powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake rose to 181 on Tuesday, with over 1300 injured and estimated  200 missing as rescue crews continued searching collapsed buildings across the country’s western and central regions. ...

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:23:29 +0000
Powerful 7.4 Earthquake Strikes Colombia, Collapsing Buildings Across Western Cities
A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday morning, killing at least two people and causing significant damage across the country, with buildings collapsing in several cities and a tower of the historic cathedral in Manizal...

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:33:36 +0000
De la Espriella to Take Office in Cali in Unprecedented Presidential Investiture
Abelardo de la Espriella will be sworn in as Colombia’s president on Friday, August 7, in an unprecedented inauguration ceremony held outside the capital Bogotá, with the formal transfer of power taking place at the Arena of the Universidad Santia...

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:51:55 +0000
Where Silence Still Speaks: Discovering the Monastery of Ecce Homo in Boyacá
Eight kilometres beyond the whitewashed streets and polished boutiques of Villa de Leyva, the traffic fades into birdsong and the landscape begins to exhale. The road winds through vineyards, olive groves, patchwork fields and ochre hills before arri...

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:07:22 +0000
Rubio expected to lead U.S. delegation to presidential inauguration in Cali
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to attend the inauguration of Colombia’s president-elect Abelardo De La Espriella on August 7, a ceremony that will make history as the country’s first presidential transfer of power to be h...

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:24:06 +0000
Colombia’s De la Espriella to Close 14 Embassies, Cut Ties With Cuba and Nicaragua
Colombia’s president-elect Abelardo De la Espriella announced Sunday, a sweeping overhaul of the country’s diplomatic network, pledging to close 14 embassies and 15 consulates. He also pledged to sever diplomatic relations with Cuba and N...

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:27:53 +0000
Colombia Denies Entry to Nearly 19,000 Foreigners Since 2022
Colombia’s immigration authority has denied entry to nearly 19,000 foreign nationals since President Gustavo Petro took office in August 2022, citing national security concerns, immigration violations, fraudulent documentation and other legal g...

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:58:24 +0000
Petro Uses Independence Day Address to Challenge Election Results
Outgoing Colombian President Gustavo Petro used his final Independence Day address to Congress on Monday to question the legitimacy of Colombia’s presidential election, accuse the United States of imposing the country’s next leader and ur...

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:43:27 +0000
New U.S.-Colombia chapter takes shape as Rubio meets Colombia’s vice president-elect
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Colombia’s Vice President-elect José Manuel Restrepo on Wednesday, signaling what both sides described as the beginning of a new phase in bilateral relations as President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella p...

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:12:28 +0000
‘Timochenko’ Urges De la Espriella to Uphold 2016 Peace Agreement
Former FARC commander Rodrigo Londoño, known by his alias “Timochenko,” returned to Colombia over the weekend and appeared Tuesday before the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), ending days of speculation that he might remain in Spain ...

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:58:54 +0000
Colombia’s President-Elect Breaks With Tradition, Plans Military Base Inauguration
In one of the most symbolic breaks with Colombia’s republican traditions in modern history, President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella announced Monday that he intends to be sworn into office on August 7 at a military garrison in southern Colombi...

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:31:39 +0000
Colombia Marks First Holiday Dedicated to Nation’s Patroness, the Virgin of Chiquinquirá
On Monday, Colombians will celebrate a new national holiday for the first time in the country’s history, honoring Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá, the patroness of Colombia, in a commemoration that blends centuries of religious traditio...

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:49:35 +0000
Colombia Resets Foreign Policy With Omar Bula as Incoming Foreign Minister
Colombia is preparing for one of its most significant foreign policy realignments in more than two decades as President-elect Abelardo De La Espriella assembles a government that promises to restore close strategic relations with the United States an...

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:15:26 +0000
Colombia’s President-Elect Urges International Oversight for Democratic Transition
Colombia’s president-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, has appealed to the international community to closely monitor the country’s democratic transition, as outgoing President Gustavo Petro and opposition leader Iván Cepeda attempt to un...

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:03:54 +0000
Colombia’s Mayors back De la Espriella’s anti-crime crackdown
Colombia’s President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella said he will sign a decree on Aug. 7, the day he is sworn into office, creating special “Urban Security Defense Blocs” in the country’s largest cities as part of a sweeping s...

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:15:02 +0000
Colombia’s VP-elect rejects Cepeda’s call for “Civil Disobedience” as tantrum
Colombia’s Vice President-elect José Manuel Restrepo on Wednesday condemned opposition senator Iván Cepeda for calling on supporters to engage in “peaceful civil disobedience” unless President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella renoun...

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:29:06 +0000
Omar Rayo’s ‘Labyrinth’ Reframes Modern Latin American Art
At first glance, Omar Rayo’s paintings appear to belong to the orderly universe of geometry. Crisp black-and-white planes fold into one another with astonishing precision, ribbons weave endlessly through impossible spaces, and flat surfaces sud...

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:29:48 +0000
Where Strangers Become Friends: The Home Dining Experience of Seis y Seis
The front door opens onto a spacious Bogotá apartment overlooking a tree-lined street in La Cabrera. There is no maître d’ waiting behind a podium, no hostess stand, no reservations book resting beside an espresso machine. Instead, Claudia Ce...

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:00:29 +0000
De la Espriella gives Colombia’s armed groups one month to surrender
Colombia’s president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella on Thursday gave the country’s illegal armed groups one month to submit to justice, pledging to abandon the broad negotiations pursued by the outgoing administration and instead adopt a ...

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:49:17 +0000
Iván Cepeda concedes election defeat, Petro begins transition to De la Espriella government
Colombian leftist senator Iván Cepeda formally conceded defeat on Wednesday, acknowledging conservative lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella as the country’s president-elect after electoral authorities confirmed that the official vote count closely...

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:25:14 +0000
Colombia’s President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella Pledges a ‘Miracle Nation’
Standing behind a bulletproof screen beneath Barranquilla’s towering Ventana al Mundo monument, President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella delivered a triumphant yet carefully choreographed victory speech Sunday night, promising to restore securi...

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:45:22 +0000
Colombia’s ‘Tiger’ victory reverberates with world leaders
Congratulations poured in from world leaders on Sunday evening  after conservative president-elect Abelardo “El Tigre” de la Espriella secured a razor-thin victory in Colombia’s presidential runoff, with messages from Washington to...

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