Colombia protects an entire river basin for the first time

In a major boost for conservation in Colombia, the President today announced the creation of a unique new wetland protected area (WPA) – one that covers the entire Bita river.   One of the country’s greatest natural treasures, the Bita river basin has now …

Election Results, Opposition's Rise in Colombia Raise Grave Concerns

Ivan Duque’s victory in the second round of Colombia’s presidential election is definitely good news. Duque is a follower of former president Alvaro Uribe. Duque has taken a strong stand in opposition to the Venezuelan government; has strong democratic …

Colombia Temple nears completion as dome is adorned with sacred symbol AGUA AZUL, Colombia, 23 June 2018 The moment ...

AGUA AZUL, Colombia — The sacred Baha’i symbol known as the Greatest Name was raised to the apex of the dome inside the local Baha’i House of Worship in Agua Azul, Colombia, on Friday. A small gathering, including representatives of the Baha’i community, …

Santos: Colombia Is Much Better Off Than It Was 8 Years Ago

BOGOTA – Colombia’s outgoing President Juan Manuel Santos expressed satisfaction with his two terms in office and said the country his successor will govern is much better off than it was eight years ago, especially because of the peace deal signed with …

Bodies found in Colombia may be those of missing journalists

By Ana Melgar and Joe Sterling CNN (CNN) -- Authorities in Colombia and Ecuador are working to determine if bodies discovered Thursday are of an Ecuadorian press team abducted along the Colombian border with Ecuador. According to both governments, through …

Colombia Confirms Bodies Belong to Slain Ecuadorian Journalists

Colombia Confirms Bodies Belong to Slain Ecuadorian Journalists BOGOTA – Three of the four bodies found in a jungle in southwestern Colombia belong to a team of journalists from the Ecuadorian daily El Comercio who were kidnapped and slain in March, the …

Colombia : National agricultural frontier: the field of the agricultural sector for sustainable rural development

Jun 22, 2018 (Euclid Infotech Ltd via COMTEX) -- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, and the Rural Agricultural Planning Unit, UPRA, defined and identified the national agricultural …

COLOMBIA: Colcap Falls 0.10% Due To Poor Performance Of Financial Stocks

(Agencia CMA Latam) - Colcap, the main index of the Colombian Stock Exchange, fell 0.76% to 1,370.05 points Friday, due to the poor performance of financial shares. Rodrigo Sanchez, an analyst at Ultraserfinco, said that financial stocks fell after Moodys …

Bodies of Ecuadorian journalists found in Colombia border region

The Latest: Death threat made against Colombia midfielder

The Latest on Friday at the World Cup (all times local): 12:44 a.m. Colombian authorities are investigating a death threat made on social media against Colombia midfielder Carlos Sanchez, who was sent off early on in the team's 2-1 defeat to Japan at …