Earlier this week a Colombian woman and her American husband were arrested by Colombian authorities for violating quarantine orders after arriving from California, in the US. The couple were told to abide by a mandatory quarantine order that could be served in their hotel, but...
Minvivienda, Colombia’s Ministry of Housing has announced in a follow-up study to one completed last month that the number of municipalities affected by the lack of rainfall has increased to 102; this even though several areas in the country have experienced heavy rain...
This year’s annual dry season that affects Colombia in December and January has seen the number of municipalities facing shortages grow to 32, according to the country’s minister of housing, cities and territories, Jonathan Malagón.
In the first half of 2019, Colombia’s avocado exports are up 37.6% compared to the same period in 2018, according to ProColombia, Colombia’s export promotion agency, and DANE, the national statistics agency. This in contrast to a global increase in consumption of 3% according to...
Multiple municipalities have cast ballots overwhelmingly in favor of vetoing the right of corporations to mine nearby recently in a referendum practice known as a "consulta popular."