1819 – 2019: 200 years of Colombia
Colombia has had a rollercoaster 200 years of history. Check out some key moments…
A look into child trafficking in Colombia
This article was co-authored by Helene Dötsch
Image courtesy of Yupachingping via Adobe Stock.
“The pandemic...
HIV cases continue to increase across Colombian cities
There is a crisis facing Medellin, a city with one of Colombia’s highest rates of HIV diagnoses across the country. In 2013, there were...
Reflections on Afro-Colombian culture
As the month dedicated to highlighting some of the achievements and challenges faced by Afro-Colombian kicks off, ChocQuibTown singer Goyo and activist Edna Liliana Valencia Murillo chat to Laura Brown about being black in Colombia.
With Argentina’s starter out, keeper Franco Armani may get his golden...
The cruel flipside to injuries is that, though they may spoil chances for one player, they open the door for another.
Argentina's starting goalkeeper Sergio...
Fracking in Colombia: What the frack?
Hydraulic fracturing – or simply ‘fracking’ – is a method of extracting oil and gas which has made its way from the US across most of South America and is in exploratory stages in Colombia. The possibility that fracking in Colombia might be allowed has sparked controversy – Steffan Frydkjær finds out more about this controversial extraction method.
State of the nation: Corruption
‘In post-conflict Colombia, the battles will be about corruption.’ We look at the bribes that bind, one of the issues that drove so many people to the streets.
Medellín ‘dating academy’ draws ire from feminist sphere
In the last two decades, the city of eternal spring has struggled to change its international image...
Colombia’s new electronic invoicing system
As of January 2019, all Colombian companies will have to have to use the obligatory e-invoicing system platform to send and receive invoices, with all information going through DIAN, the National Colombian Tax Authority (Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales).
How to sound like you’ve read ‘100 Years of Solitude’
No work is as consistently mentioned atop the Latin American literary canon as Gabriel García Marquez's 100 Years of Solitude, making it nearly impossible...