The department of Antioquia’s capital city was the first in the world to implement an aerial cable car system for mass transit purposes. The Medellín Metrocable system, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary in August, was the first aerial cable car system in the world designed to provide mass transit. The...
Leftist Patriotic Union (UP) leader Aida Avella formally registered as a presidential candidate on Friday, less than two weeks after she was incidentally shot at by ELN guerrillas. MORE: ELN Admits Attacking Presidential Candidate, Offers Apology Avella, accompanied by dozens of supporters, enrolled in the National Registry of Civil Status. Human Rights defender Jael Quiroga was introduced as her...
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The cultivation of quinoa and the use of organic fertilizer have provided hope for overcoming the rural crisis in the department of Boyacá. The cultivation of quinoa and the preparation of organic fertilizer from the kitchen waste of an entire village has become the main economic alternative for more than 60 rural families in Monguí in the department of Boyacá. (Juan Carlos Rocha for Infosurhoy.com) MONGUÍ,...
Spanish soccer giant Barcelona is eyeing Colombia full-backs Juan Camilo Zuñiga and Juan Cuadrado as possible replacements for Brazil’s Dani Alves, according to Spanish sports publication. As the current domestic soccer season reaches its final stages in Europe, the powers that be at one of world soccer’s most prestigious and successful club, Barcelona, met Thursday to discuss the road ahead...
The prospect of another nationwide strike is looming in Colombia’s near future, as the nation’s agriculture sector continues to face what the minister of agriculture recently referred to as “disastrous” conditions. In August and September of last year, a series of agricultural work stoppages and protests froze entire regional economies and roadways, leading to violent clashes between protesters...
Cali’s Human Rights Agency released a report on Wednesday stating that Cali has the highest rate of femicide in Colombia. According to the report, the rate of femicide was the highest in Cali, southwest Colombia with 144 homicides during 2013. This statistic is substantially higher than other major Colombian states, with Antioquia reporting 68 and Bogota 56. MORE: Violence against women in...
Just a short 10-minute walk from the Bello metro station lies Bello Park, officially known as Parque Santander, in the heart of the municipality on the northern extent of the Medellin’s ever expanding greater metropolitan area. On any given afternoon, Bello Park will be filled with people of all ages enjoying its open spaces, chatting, sitting on the benches sipping the local coffee, and taking...
A Danish filmmaker is turning to Kickstarter to raise funds for the final production stages of his latest documentary on Colombia. The 2010 presidential campaign of former Bogota Mayor Antanas Mockus serves as the focal point of the project, which director Andreas Dalsgaard sees as an alternative political narrative emphasizing change, rather than the standard trope of violence and corruption that...
FARC-EP commander Ivan Marquez delivers a speech at the Convention Palace in Havana before a round of peace talks with the Colombian government, on February 5 , 2014 (AFP Photo/Yamil Lage ) Havana (AFP) – Colombia’s FARC guerrilla group Wednesday accused former president Alvaro Uribe of being behind alleged spying on peace negotiators by an army intelligence unit. The alleged spying was...
