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At an event today in Medellín, FedEx Express (FedEx),a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and billing itself as the world’s largest express transportation company, announced the launch of a new flight that will operate six times per week between Miami, Bogota, and Medellin....

A bond issue was successfully completed last month in the amount of $131,350,000,000 Colombian pesos (Approximately $38.6 million USD) to finance the acquisition of the Transmilenio Phase I and II municipal bus fleet for the city of Bogotá’s 80th Street yard.  The transaction was...

Colombia’s Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio, or Superintendence of Industry & Commerce, akin to the US Federal Trade Commission, has announced a punitive fine on Uber Colombia SAS, Uber’s Colombia subsidiary, after Uber officials and lawyers allegedly blocked access...

Earlier this month, ride hailing firm Uber’s offices in the Plaza Claro commercial center in Bogotá was ordered closed and sealed by authorities. Though Uber’s legality in Colombia is controversial and fiercely opposed by taxi syndicates, the closure seemed to have a curious...

Earlier this month, according to various eyewitness reports, around 100 independent Rappi delivery contractors burned their trademark orange merchandise totes in front of Rappi’s offices in the north of Bogotá.  Rappi delivery contractors are not employees but independent...

As part of its planned expansion. Rionegro Colombia based air carrier Viva Air is adding two daily flights between Barranquilla (BAQ) and Bogotá (BOG), and one daily flight between Medellín (MDE) and Barranquilla, starting immediately. “Viva Air is proud to return to Barranquilla...

As part of its expansion plan in the region, Viva Air has initiated operations of its new bi-directional international route between Cartagena, Colombia (CTG) and Lima, Peru (LIM) from $195 USD round trip, flying Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. On June 7, Viva Air’s pink-livery...

The Holberton School, a college alternative for training software engineers, last week announced that it has opened a campus in Medellín, it’s second Colombia campus after opening one in the capital of Bogotá. Holberton provides what it calls “Silicon-Valley grade” peer-learning...

Avianca Holdings S.A.,  (NYSE: AVH) (BVC: PFAVH), through its subsidiaries Grupo Taca Holdings Limited and Nicaraguense de Aviacion S.A., closed the sale of its shares in Turboprop Leasing Company Ltd., parent company of the Costa Rican airline Servicios Aéreos Nacionales S.A...

The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Tropical Forest Alliance annual meeting just concluded in Bogotá, Colombia, and the WEF has announced a number of commitments that will contribute to the Alliance’s goal of protecting the world’s tropical rainforests. The meeting took place the...