Crocs, Calor and Chapecoense: Colombia Buzz

[caption id="attachment_29629" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Colombian street dance movie Somos Calentura (We Are the Heat) is pegged for...

Bogotá Fashion Week: A time machine in the middle of the runway

[caption id="attachment_29519" align="alignnone" width="960"] Faride Ramos with her latest collection called ‘Bogotá Sartorial’ at the Bogotá...

Battle of the buildings: The terrors of Colombian resident associations

[caption id="attachment_29466" align="alignnone" width="960"] The dreaded residents' associations meetings take common sense and push it out of a top...

Tribal traditions take over at Bogotá Fashion Week

This year’s Bogotá Fashion Week is expected to be the most Colombian inspired ever. While the country’s indigenous languages, rituals and...

Mafalda: the little girl with big ideas at FILBo

[caption id="attachment_29025" align="alignnone" width="1600"] There is rarely not a queue at Mafalda's statue in Buenos Aires Photo:...

Niñas sin miedo foundation: empowering girls through cycling

[caption id="attachment_28978" align="alignnone" width="960"] The Niñas sin miedo foundation, based in Soacha, is there to empower, educate and find...

The Buzz, Colombia in international news outlets

  A heady mix of measles, migrants, a bicycle mugging, and the resurgence of Mayan nuts kept Colombia in the international media last...

Film review: Pickpockets: Maestros del robo

The use of a criminal as a charming narrator, leniently representing their misdeeds in order to create the necessary empathy to engage the audience...

IMF says Colombian economy ‘at turning point’

[caption id="attachment_28500" align="aligncenter" width="696"] There are more than 20 4G projects underway in Colombia, in line with the IMF's...

Importing Machines From China: What Can Go Wrong

It’s understandable for businesses to show concern when it comes to importing machines from China. In the past, China indeed had flooded the...