The City Paper Bogotá

Medellín Cartel’s Fabio Ochoa Vasco Returns to Colombia After U.S. Prison Term

Former Medellín Cartel operative Fabio Enrique Ochoa Vasco, once accused of betraying Pablo Escobar, has quietly returned to ...
The City Paper Bogotá

Colombia Elections: Cepeda Leads, Valencia Doubles in Race Down to Three

Iván Cepeda leads Colombia’s presidential race with 44.3% in a new Invamer poll, as Paloma Valencia surges and Abelardo de la ...
The City Paper Bogotá

Colombia’s 2021 National Strike violence was coordinated with illegal armed groups

Bogotá’s Superior Tribunal ruled that key episodes of violence during Colombia’s 2021 National Strike were not spontaneous ...
The City Paper Bogotá

Drone sighting forces second suspension of flights at Bogotá’s El Dorado Airport in one week

Bogotá’s El Dorado International Airport suspended operations early Thursday after a drone was detected near the runway, ...
The City Paper Bogotá

Colombia reels from worst terrorist attack in decades as Petro celebrates birthday

Colombia is reeling after a FARC dissident bomb killed 20 people in Cauca, the deadliest attack in over a decade. Leftist ...
The City Paper Bogotá

U.S. Issues Strong “Do Not Travel” Advisory for Southwestern Colombia

The United States renewed its “do not travel” warning for much of southwestern Colombia after coordinated attacks in Cauca ...
The City

Right-wing candidate De la Espriella leads Colombia presidential race, shows latest poll

Far-right independent candidate Abelardo De la Espriella, widely known by the nickname “El Tigre” (The Tiger), has taken the lead in Colombia’s presidential race five months ahead of the election, ...
The City

Ex-Spychief Hugo Carvajal Warns U.S of Maduro’s “Narco-Terrorist” Regime

Nicolas Maduro at Miraflores Palace in Caracas. Photo: Miraflores Handout Hugo Carvajal Barrios, the former Venezuelan intelligence chief known as “El Pollo,” has issued an explosive letter from a U.S ...
The City

Colombia’s JEP Sentences Ex-FARC for Mass Kidnappings

Ex-FARC commanders Pastor Alape and Rodrigo Londoño during JEP hearing. Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) has issued its first criminal sentences against the former leadership of the ...
The City

Monumental Rock Art discovery along the Colombia-Venezuela Orinoco River

One of the rock faces contains a motif of a 42 meter-long snake. Photo: Dr.Philip Riris/Antiquties. British and Colombian archaeologists have discovered monumental rock art along the Orinoco River ...