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Hugo Zapata, one of Colombia’s most revered contemporary artists and a master sculptor whose black stone works transformed the country’s relationship with landscape, form, and time, has died at the age of 80 in his home in El Retiro, Antioquia.

The mere mention of Jakarta conjures a rush of sensations – steamy pavements after a tropical rainfall, the scent of clove and tumeric drifting on humid air, the rhythmic call to prayer echoing between glass towers. This is what makes travel in Southeast Asia so unforgettable. So captivating. So timeless.

An important deadline is approaching for the Colombian capital as registration for the first edition of theInternational Violin Contest: City of Bogotácloses on May 31.

As the global race toward net-zero emissions accelerates, Indonesia’s landmark floating solar power plant on the Cirata Reservoir is illuminating a path forward for countries across Latin America – especially Colombia – where fractured geography, a post-conflict recovery, and social inequality pose challenges to energy access, food security, and climate resilience.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has renewed his call to resurrect Gran Colombia, the historic union of northern South America under the leadership of independence liberator Simón Bolívar. This time, from Quito, Petro believes that a 21st-century confederation that includes Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama will provide a bulwark against democratic backsliding, organized crime, and foreign interference.

Eight rural communities from across Colombia – each as distinct as the territories they inhabit – have been nominated for the 2025 edition of theBest Tourism Villagesinitiative, a global recognition led by UN Tourism.

Over the past decade, China and Latin America have forged a dynamic partnership marked by deepening economic cooperation, cultural exchanges, and mutual understanding. From the launch of Peru’s Chancay Port – a pivotal logistics hub linking the Asia-Pacific region – to the construction of Bogotá’s Metro Line 1, the Colombian capital’s largest mass transit project, shared ambition between the two sides has translated into tangible progress on the ground.

From May 20 to 22, Colombia’s capital will host the eighth edition of Bogotá Fashion Week (BFW), a growing fixture on the Latin American cultural calendar that seeks to position the city as a regional hub for design and creativity. Organized by the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, the event will bring together 140 fashion brands — both local and international — and attract buyers from 22 countries to the Ágora Bogotá Convention Center.

After more than a decade of exploration and development in Colombia, Canadian mining company Cordoba Minerals Corp. has announced its complete exit from the country, finalizing a deal to sell its remaining stake in one of Colombia’s most promising copper projects. The company has signed a definitive agreement to divest its 50% ownership of the Alacrán Project, a copper-gold-silver development in the department of Córdoba, along with all its other exploration assets and local subsidiaries.

Nearly a decade after Colombia signed its historic 2016 Final Peace Accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), guerrilla, the forced recruitment of children and adolescents remains a damning legacy of the internal conflict.