A Tale of Two Restaurants: Garua and Te Encantare

Garua Carrera 5#27-25    Reservations: 243 1267 Modern European cooking  finally has a home in the Macarena. A Colombian chef (and ex – poet)...

ELN Paralyzes Arauca

[caption id="attachment_931" align="alignleft" width="300"] ELN Supreme Commander Nicolas Rodriguez Bautista, aka ‘Gabino’, seen in this YouTube...

Government Invests In Clean Water

The government is set to invest $7.6 billion pesos in improving access to drinking water in rural and impoverished areas in Colombia over the next 10...

1 Killed, Dozens Injured In Medellin Attack

An explosion in Medellin on Saturday evening has left one person dead and more than 40 injured   The attack took place in the central part...

Film Reviews

Ilo Ilo  - 4 stars In this arresting debut film from writer-director Anthony Chen, an impoverished Filipino maid is taken on to help a struggling...

Shakira To Close World Cup

Colombia's Biggest musical export is to perform in Brazil for the closing of the World Cup on July 19   The 37-year-old Barranquilla native...

International Sports Round Up

Djokovic and Kvitova Wimbledon champions Novak Djokovic takes his second Wimbledon crown after a 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 victory over Swiss veteran...

Indy Champions

Colombians make clean sweep in IndyCar Shell and Pennzoil GP of Houston Just hours after Colombia’s historic victory over Uruguay in the...

COP To Weaken

Colombia’s currency continues to appreciate, as it again made the biggest gain in an emerging market the week ending July 4. The peso’s value...

Tour On

Few Colombians compete in 101st edition of the Tour de France With the World Cup still in full swing, every other sport has taken a back seat,...