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In Colombia, a February Christmas Breaks Chains of Historical Slavery

Songs and dances to worship the black Child Jesus and a Christmas celebrated in February: the Afro-Colombian village of Quinamayó celebrates this Saturday the...

Amazon Tribes Battle Against Carbon Credit Scheme

Chewing on psychoactive coca leaves in a traditional ritual, Colombian Indigenous leader Fabio Valencia seeks the advice of jungle spirits and ancestors about a...

Sebastián Yatra to Perform at 2023 Pan American Games Opening in Chile

With much "nervousness," Colombian singer Sebastián Yatra will perform at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, where he will...

Colombia’s Jungle Hides Ruins of First Spanish Colonial City

With brushes and trowels, a team of indigenous women digs into a layer of soil in the middle of the Colombian jungle. Coordinated by...

Colombia’s Cocaine Production Hits Record High: UN Report

Colombia, the world's biggest cocaine producer, set a new record last year for the manufacture of the drug and cultivation of the coca leaf...

Father of Rescued Colombian Children Faces Abuse Charges

The father of two Indigenous children who remarkably survived 40 days alone in the Amazon rainforest was charged Saturday with sexually abusing their older...

Rare Footage Shows Humpback Whale Calf Nursing in Colombia

In a remarkable display of nature's beauty, rare footage captured by the Macuaticos Foundation has revealed a trail of milk dispersing in the Pacific...

Documentary to be made about kids rescued in Amazon

The Colombian government is working with British producer Simon Chinn to make a documentary about the four Indigenous children who survived 40 days alone...

Colombia Wildlife: A Family’s Conservation Journey

Two newborn pumas and a convalescing porcupine share a room in the home of the Zapata family, which has renounced livestock farming to focus...

Against the Odds: Colombian Authorities Believe Missing Indigenous Children Are Alive

Colombian authorities believe that the four indigenous children missing for almost a month in the Amazon "are alive" and insist on searching for them,...
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FIFA Says Demand Is Driving Prices As World Cup Ticket Costs Skyrocket

From almost $900 for the opening game to over $8,000 for the final, match tickets are far from cheap for the World Cup which...

Cities in Honduras and Guatemala ban Therian Meetups

At least eight cities in Honduras and Guatemala have announced over the past week that they are banning gatherings of so called “therians,” a...

What’s in a name? Naming nuance in Costa Rica

We tend to assume the way names function in our home country is simply “normal.” Or at least I definitely did. As it turns...

Costa Rica Turns Sargassum Threat into Resource Opportunity

The massive influx of sargassum along Costa Rica's Caribbean coast has sparked fresh concerns over its effects on local ecosystems, fishing communities, and tourism....