The City Paper Bogotá

Mass visa revocations strip Petro’s cabinet of access to U.S

Colombia’s confrontation with Washington escalated after the United States revoked President Gustavo Petro’s visa over incendiary remarks in New York, prompting key ministers to declare they would ...
The City Paper Bogotá

Birthrates in Colombia plunge over 30% in a decade

Colombia’s birthrate has plunged 31% in a decade, with just 453,901 babies born in 2024, according to the country's statistics agency DANE. Rising living costs, lifestyle shifts and economic ...
The City Paper Bogotá

Petro Implodes U.S-Colombia Relations With Final UN Speech

Colombian President Gustavo Petro detonated relations with Washington in a blistering UN speech, accusing Donald Trump of ...
The City Paper Bogotá

Petro lashes out at Trump after U.S. decertifies Colombia on drug fight

Colombia's Gustavo Petro lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump after Washington decertified Colombia’s anti-drug efforts, ...
The City Paper Bogotá

Colombia’s JEP Sentences Ex-FARC for Mass Kidnappings

Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) tribunal issued its first sanctions against seven former FARC commanders, ...
The City Paper Bogotá

U.S. Decertifies Colombia’s Anti-Drug Efforts, Petro on the Defensive

The United States has decertified Colombia’s anti-drug efforts for the first time since 1994, citing record coca crops under President Gustavo Petro. While Washington issued a waiver to maintain aid, ...
The City

First Metro Train for Bogotá Arrives in Colombia

The emblematic carriage of the Bogotá Metro is unloaded in the Port of Cartagena. Photo: Alcaldía. The Bogotá Metro has reached a major milestone. On Tuesday, September 2, the first train of the ...