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Feria de las Flores 2017

The 60th anniversary of the Silleteros Parade will take place at this year’s Flower Festival in Medellín 2

By Gerardo Inzunza July 7, 2017

Colombia's second largest city, Medellín, will kick off the annual Feria de las Flores (Flower Festival) later this month. The festival, which lasts for 11 days in the Antioquian capital, hosts more than a half-million partygoers with various concerts, parades, floral events and traditional...

Camilo Reyes

Camilo Reyes became the new Ambassador of Colombia to the United States 3

By Gerardo Inzunza July 7, 2017

On Thursday, Camilo Reyes was named as the new Colombian ambassador to the United States by the...

Bomb threat in Rionegro

Medellín’s José María Córdova Airport closed due to bomb threat 4

By Malachi Ryan July 7, 2017

Medellín's largest airport, located just outside the city in Rionegro, was evacuated at 9:30am...

Juan Zubiría

Colombian presidential candidate Juan Zubiría aims to integrate blockchain technology in Colombia 5

By Zachary Ryan July 6, 2017

In the recent years the controversy around blockchain and cryptocurrencies in Colombia has...

FARC's first front

UN official liberated by FARC dissidents 6

By Malachi Ryan July 6, 2017

An officer from the United Nations' Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Herledy López Hernández,...