Iván Mordisco: back from the dead
The reappearance of the FARC EMC guerrilla leader, armed to the teeth, spooks the Colombian peace process.
Hippos need culling, says report
Colombia is home to 200 hippos, according to a report which proposes hunting those which escaped from drug baron Escobar’s ranch in the 1990s
A Forgotten Barrio Fights to Keep the Water Running
In rural Bogotá, a neglected community’s project to provide potable water faces increasing challenges.
Passing by verdant hills and...
River boats, Caracas connections and flying hippos: the Bogotá Buzz is...
Our regular round-up of Colombia news that caught the world’s eye.
Pablo’s hippos: wild ones...
“Our resistance is education”: the social obstacles to abortion access in...
Educator and activist Mariana Sanz de Santamaría is determined to break down social stigma through reproductive rights education and increase abortion access...
Going Local: 15 minute cities – is Bogotá one?
The ‘everything local’ urban concept of 15 minute cities – coined by a Colombian living in Paris - is now under attack...
From feminine resilience to feminine leadership
Survivors of sexual violence raise their voices and work together for justice.
Medellín’s homeless population at increased risk due to coronavirus
They’ve already been through trauma. Now COVID-19 is a ticking time bomb for Medellín’s most vulnerable
Sexual harassment on campus: Silent no more
Feminist collective Destapa la Olla organise topless demonstration to call attention to sexual assault on campus and give voice to victims' experiences.
A forecast of Colombia’s upcoming local elections
Candidates for the position of Mayor of Medellín: Víctor Correa, Jesús Ramirez and Daniel Quintero (left-right). Image courtesy of Víctor Correa.