Novenas: An Oh-So-Colombian Tradition

[caption id="attachment_8803" align="aligncenter" width="610"] A typical Colombian family gather for the annual novena.[/caption] As December gets...

Tougher sentences for acid attacks

[caption id="attachment_8796" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Natalia Ponce was left severely scarred after an acid attack, for which her assailant...

Indigenous protest in Bogotá

[caption id="attachment_8793" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Members of the indigenous community gather to protest the capture of Feliciano...

Deal on victims’ rights near

[caption id="attachment_8790" align="aligncenter" width="960"] FARC leader Timochenko told media that they have come to agreement on 74 out of 75...

Colombian connection to Paris attacks

[caption id="attachment_8785" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Al Salkhadi as she passed through migration in El Dorado...

Bogotá to crack down on festive crime

[caption id="attachment_8782" align="alignright" width="290"] Police presence is set to rise for the Christmas period.[/caption] Around 12,000...

Uber legal

Famous taxi service is going through a legal crisis in Colombia and is now being regulated by the government President Santos gave Uber, one of...

Making a difference

We take a look at three very different community projects trying to make a change for the better in Colombia   Making big waves near...

New initiative helps pets of the homeless

Simon West heads to the Bronx, spending the day with pets, vets and some of the city’s homeless community to find out more about Bogotá’s free...

Nuquí: Our very own Newquay

[caption id="attachment_8725" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Nestor Tello taking a moment out with some members of the surf club. Photos:...