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Viva Air Launches 2 New Routes From Cali To Barranquilla & Santa Marta, Colombia

While other Colombian airlines cling to life in bankruptcy courts, low cost carrier Viva Air remains in growth mode; this week announcing new routes between Cali, Colombia and the coastal cities of Santa Marta & Barranquilla. In just one year, the Rionegro (Medellín) based...

Posted On October 27, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Colombia Gold Symposium 2020 Brings All-Star Speakers, Online Format November 10-13

The Colombia Gold Symposium, organized by Paul Harris, publisher of Colombia Gold Letter, also covers other metals such as silver and copper, and gives Ecuador equal billing in the symposium content, with additional attention given to Peru and Chile.

Posted On October 26, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Deadly Riots & Protests Against Police Brutality Break Out Across Colombia

Colombia suffered deadly riots as citizens took to the street to protest police brutality. In the latest incident, a law student was beaten & tasered to death in front of his apartment as friends and family looked on in horror. The attack was apparently unprovoked. Artwork...

Posted On September 10, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Free Webinar August 26: Hydropower of Latin America: Implementation of HPPs Construction & Modernization Projects

Free webinar August 26: Hydropower of Latin America: implementation of HPPs construction and modernization projects 11 am Colombia time Organizer: Vostock Capital Website: https://www.latinamericahydrocongress.com/en/webinar

Posted On August 17, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Little Caesars Pizza Coming To Colombia

Global pizza chain Little Caesar's is coming to Colombia. The first two restaurants in Bogotá will be located in the San Cipriano and Prado Veraniego neighborhoods of Suba, on the capital city's far north side.

Posted On August 6, 2020

, By Loren Moss

The above IHME map shows the mean value (across the 1,000 regressions that IHME runs in its SEIR model) of effective reproductive number, R, on June 9. Infections on June 9 roughly correspond to cases of COVID-19 on June 20 given the average duration of 11 days between infection and being reported as a case. Where this value is greater than 1, it means that every person infected with COVID-19 will produce more than one additional infected person. To successfully eliminate a disease from a population, R needs to be less than 1. The map shows that on June 9 in many parts of the world, R was lower than 1, including many parts of North America, Europe, Africa, India, Australia, and New Zealand. Locations that are showing effective R values greater than 1, which means that the number of cases of COVID-19 in the population is growing, include several states in India, the US, Mexico, and Brazil, as well as many countries in the Southern Hemisphere, such as Argentina, Chile, and Indonesia. Several countries in the Middle East, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Yemen, as well as Turkey and Iran, also had R values greater than 1 as recently as two weeks ago.

Up To 81,942 May Die In Colombia From COVID-19 Says University of Washington Institute

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington is forecasting nearly 388,300 people will die from COVID-19 in Latin American and Caribbean nations by October 1. Brazil is expected to exceed 166,000 deaths and Mexico 88,000. Six other...

Posted On June 29, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Colombian Pork Exports Begin To The Ivory Coast and Hong Kong

Colombian pork exports begin this weekend, with the shipment of 25 tons to Hong Kong and 25 tons to the Ivory Coast, from the port of Cartagena.

Posted On June 17, 2020

, By Loren Moss

The departments that registered the most birds were Antioquia, with 600 species, Valle del Cauca, with 548 species, Meta, with 532, and Caldas and Cundinamarca with 505 each.

Colombia Wins Cornell Global Birdwatching Competition For 4th Straight Year: 1,440 Species Observed

Colombia took first place in the Global Big Day birdwatching event organized by Cornell University. Of 1,440 species observed, 600 species were seen in Antioquia, 548 in Valle del Cauca, 532 in Meta, and 505 each in Caldas & Cundinamarca departments.

Posted On June 17, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Latin American Governments’ Weak Public Finances Leave Them Ill-Equipped To Battle Coronavirus Recession: Fitch

According to Fitch Ratings, Latin America sovereigns' weak public finances make them particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus crisis by limiting both their counter-cyclical policy flexibility and their ability to support post-crisis economic recoveries. The pronounced negative...

Posted On June 8, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Colombia Coordinating Humanitarian Repatriation Flights For Citizens Stranded Abroad

The Colombian government continues to arrange humanitarian flights to repatriate its citizens stranded abroad. To participate, Colombians must have previously registered with their respective Colombian Consulates to qualify for these flights, and must pay the ticket cost.

Posted On June 1, 2020

, By Loren Moss