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Bogotá

Head of State

President Gustavo Petro

Head of Government

President Gustavo Petro

last updated:

29 November, 2024

Colombian Nobel Prize for Literature 1982 Gabriel Garcia Marquez (L) leans out of the window of the train upon arrival at his hometown Aracataca, Colombia 30 May, 2007. Garcia Marquez hadn’t visited Aracataca in twenty years. Photo: AFP

Tourism

Walk in Gabriel García Márquez’s footsteps on a trip through Colombia

See where García Márquez got the inspiration for magical realist novels including One Hundred Years of Solitude, now a Netflix miniseries.

15 Dec 2024 - 9:17AM

TV shows and streaming video

One Hundred Years of Solitude about human destiny, Netflix director says

7 Dec 2024 - 5:46PMvideocam

Tourism

Overtourism threatened a sacred Colombian lake. Indigenous guards saved it

20 Oct 2024 - 4:15AM

Belt and Road Initiative

US likely to be concerned as Colombia invited to join China’s belt and road

Bogota’s top diplomat has confirmed formation of working group to discuss matter and hails ‘great potential’ to lure mainland investment.

18 Oct 2024 - 7:37AM

Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo (left) poses for a photo with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on October 10. Photo: Xinhua

Celebrity Families

Meet Sofía Vergara’s cousin, Paulina Dávila – who was also in Griselda

Sofía Vergara only reconnected with her 35-year-old cousin Paulina Dávila during filming for Netflix’s Griselda – now the pair hang out all the time.

21 Sep 2024 - 6:00AM

Americas and the Caribbean

Colombian president slammed for branding women reporters ‘dolls of the mafia’

Press freedom groups denounce comments made during the inauguration of the country’s first female human rights ombud.

13 Sep 2024 - 12:36PM

Animals

Colombian court orders druglord Escobar’s menacing hippos to be hunted

Activists and tourism workers oppose the move despite the two-tonne beasts affecting Cundinamarca’s ‘ecological balance’.

7 Sep 2024 - 11:33AM

Hippos float in the lake at Colombia’s Hacienda Napoles Park, once the private estate of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. Photo: AP

Thailand

Spanish actor’s son gets life sentence for gruesome murder in Thailand

Daniel Sancho Bronchalo chopped up Edwin Arrieta’s body and put the parts in plastic bags before distributing them around Koh Phangan.

29 Aug 2024 - 1:44PM

Fame and celebrity

Why was Sofía Vergara’s brother Rafael murdered by a Colombian cartel?

Sofía Vergara’s switch from playing Gloria Pritchett in Modern Family to Griselda Blanco surprised some – but the actress’ life has more in common with the Colombian drug lord than you might think

25 Aug 2024 - 4:00AM

Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil and Colombia – but not US – call for fresh Venezuela elections

Biden initially signalled support for such a move but the White House walked back his comment hours later.

16 Aug 2024 - 5:29AM

A protester lights candles in Caracas, Venezuela, on August 8 during a vigil for the freedom of political prisoners. Photo: dpa

Interest rates

July’s inflation blip will do little to derail US Fed’s September rate cut

The recent easing of price pressures has bolstered Fed officials’ confidence that they can start to lower borrowing costs while refocusing their attention on the labour market.

11 Aug 2024 - 11:46AM

A supermarket in Montebello, California, on May 15, 2024. Photo: AFP

Americas and the Caribbean

Panama dismantles ‘VIP’ Chinese migrant route in Darien jungle, a route to US border

In recent years, Chinese migrants have become the fourth-largest group by nationality to use the dangerous jungle crossing.

8 Aug 2024 - 9:07AMvideocam

Peru

Senior China customs official set for Peru visit and fruit export deal

South American country’s agriculture minister says an agreement could generate a volume of up to US$100 million for the Asian economic giant.

1 Aug 2024 - 5:29AMvideocam

Venezuela

Venezuela’s President Maduro asks Supreme Court to audit disputed election

Maduro asked Venezuela’s top court to audit the results of Sunday’s presidential election in a bid to legitimise his self-declared victory.

1 Aug 2024 - 11:00AMvideocam

Demonstrators take part in a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s questioned victory. Photo: AFP

Fame and celebrity

Meet Brazilian star Morena Baccarin, love interest in Deadpool & Wolverine

Besides her Marvel break, Baccarin has over 60 titles under her belt – from The Good Wife, How I Met Your Mother and Firefly, to upcoming CBS TV show Sheriff County

30 Jul 2024 - 7:00PM

Morena Baccarin plays Vanessa, Ryan Reynolds’ love interest in the Deadpool franchise Photos: @morenabaccarin/Instagram, Getty Images

Venezuela

Maduro congratulated by China after claiming victory in contested election

Beijing joined Russia, Cuba, Iran and Nicaragua in lauding the Venezuelan leader; the US and other nations express concerns about the vote’s legitimacy.

30 Jul 2024 - 3:27AM

Taiwan

Taiwan hosts international anti-Chinese Communist Party coalition conference

Beijing tried to ‘intimidate and dissuade’ some of the 48 Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China lawmakers from attending, IPAC says.

29 Jul 2024 - 9:00PMvideocam

Style Edit

Style Edit: How The Labirinti Gucci collection is inspired by Italy’s gardens

The Labirinti Gucci high jewellery collection is built around the themes of nature’s chaotic beauty and geometric splendour

29 Jul 2024 - 10:00AM

The Labirinti Gucci high jewellery collection is inspired by Italy’s gardens. Photos: Handout

Brazil

Open Questions | Brazil’s vice-president talks China ties and boosting trade amid complaints

Geraldo Alckmin also discusses the decision to impose tariffs on Chinese steel and Beijing’s help after his country’s worst climate disaster.

29 Jul 2024 - 10:40AMvideocam

Americas and the Caribbean

Concern grows as Venezuela blocks election observers amid ‘bloodbath’ threat

It is the latest blow to an already fraught election run-up, where Socialist, Nicolas Maduro, will seek a third six-year term amid accusations of opposition harassment by an increasingly authoritarian regime.

27 Jul 2024 - 11:22AM

Millionaires and billionaires

G20 pledges to work together to tax ultra-rich

The thorny topic of tackling tax-dodging billionaires dominated the two-day meeting of finance ministers in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro.

27 Jul 2024 - 6:46AM

Brazil’s Economy Minister Fernando Haddad arrives for a press conference in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. Photo: AFP

Americas and the Caribbean

Venezuela braces for uncertain presidential election with ‘bloodbath’ threat

Nicolas Maduro, who has been in power since 2013, is seeking his third six-year term as Venezuelans clamour for change.

26 Jul 2024 - 11:31AM

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro holds the sword of independence hero Simon Bolivar during a campaign rally. Photo: Reuters

United States

US arrests 2 leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel, including son of ‘El Chapo’

Arrests are another major blow to the Sinaloa cartel, whose founder Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman is serving a life sentence in a maximum-security prison in the United States.

26 Jul 2024 - 10:40AMvideocam

US presidential election 2024

US Secret Service chief resigns amid scrutiny over Trump shooting

The agency is facing questions about how a gunman was able get in position and fire at the ex-US president during an outdoor rally.

24 Jul 2024 - 6:14AMvideocam

Singapore

Singapore named safest city for travellers. Manila, 1 of the riskiest

Asia is home to four of the safest cities in the world – and four of the most dangerous for travellers, according to a new ranking.

24 Jul 2024 - 5:19PMvideocam

The least risky city to visit in the world is Singapore, a recent Forbes Advisor study found. Photo: Shutterstock

Style Edit

Style Edit: Graff’s Galaxia is high jewellery inspired by the cosmos and nature

Dutch model Rianne van Rompaey is Graff’s muse Galaxia, capturing the radiance of the house’s high jewellery creations

22 Jul 2024 - 10:00AM

Dutch model Rianne van Rompaey is at the centre of Graff’s Galaxia high jewellery campaign. Photos: Handout

Books and literature

Summer reads of 2024: books to take with you on the plane or to the beach

‘To travel was to read, to read was to travel’: here’s James Kidd’s list of books to take with you on holiday

26 Jul 2024 - 2:13PM

Belt and Road Initiative

In a first, Brazil reveals plan to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sees synergy between the mainland’s interests and his country’s infrastructure gap as he pursues tangible results.

20 Jul 2024 - 6:25AMvideocam

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