Tag

With $54 million USD from Colombian insurance conglomerate Sura, Jorge Emilio Osorio Benitez is launching biological pharma company VaxThera to produce vaccines and other medical therapies within Latin America.

The Humanos 3D Foundation he established is busy providing advanced functional prosthetics to Colombians across the country; many victims of violence, others overcoming congenital medical issues or accidents.

The 153.2km project will connect Medellín with the Ruta del Sol highway and with the department of Santander and will also improve Bogotá's connection with the Caribbean ports.

Since February 2021 when OAG resumed its post-pandemic punctuality measurement, Viva remains the most punctual airline in Colombia with a weighted average of 94.9%, between February and May of this year, continuing a 3-year run.

City council member Daniel Carvalho has said enough is enough, and that the mayor’s mismanagement is putting Colombia’s second largest enterprise and Medellín’s single largest municipal revenue source at grave risk.

The takeaway from this seems to be: Always check carefully the presented fares before accepting a trip. If something doesn’t seem right, or if there are surcharges that don’t coincide with the trip starting point or destination, the traveler is wise to understand available...

Viva has recently added Orlando flights to its Miami flights in the US, and increased flights between Medellín, Colombia and Miami to four daily, up from one daily round trip. The carrier has also launched flights to México City and Cancún.

Viva recently inaugurated direct routes to Mexico City from Bogotá, and to Cancun from Medellín with four and three weekly flights, respectively. Similarly, in early August it will begin operations to Mexico City from Medellín, with four flights a week.

With this agreement, Renovatio enables the entry of two new solar farms to the Colombian electricity generation market, consolidating the entry of two new multinational players listed on major European stock exchanges.

With the deployment of operations to new national and international destinations this year, the airline will operate 26 routes to 12 domestic destinations and seven international routes to five destinations that include Peru, Mexico and the United States. Viva estimates that as a...