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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.

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...

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.

Colombia's government announced that Colombia’s airports will reopen to international flights beginning September 1. Domestic flights are expected to resume July 1, as the national curfew is slated to end June 30, though this has not been confirmed.

LATAM Airlines this morning filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in the US, though Quatar Airways & 2 South American Families have pledged almost $1 billion USD in support to preserve the airline & uninterrupted operations.

Avianca has begun dissolving its Peru subsidiary and will no longer fly domestic flights in the country. In the future, Avianca says it will continue to serve routes to and from Peru through its airline subsidiaries in Colombia, El Salvador and Ecuador, once the restrictions...

Viva Air CEO Felix Antelo Tells Finance Colombia why the airline remains optimistic, and discusses its growth both domestically, and with new routes coming to the US, the Caribbean, & Ecuador.

Avianca has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US Southern District Court of New York. The airline was already struggling and facing multiple scandals before the arrival of the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic

Teleperformance has announced an urgent need for 4,000 English, Portuguese and French bilingual agents in Colombia to work from home, despite the Coronavirus Pandemic.

It is curious how the Latin American giants Brazil & Mexico, with active representative democracies, have minimized the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic as a minor flu. They may yet face serious consequences.