Colombia’s One Gas Terminal Is Already Promised to Three Power Plants
Colombia gas imports run through one Cartagena terminal, and about 450 of its 465 daily units are already promised to...
July 9, 2026Section
Colombia News in English
Colombia news in English from The Rio Times — Bogotá politics, economy, peace process and culture.
Colombia’s Exports Jumped 19%. It Shipped 18% Less Oil.
Colombia exports rose 19.2% to $5,193m in May even as crude oil shipments fell 18.1% by volume. Higher prices and...
July 9, 2026
Ecopetrol’s El Niño Plan Runs on Gas and Fuel Oil, Not Solar
The Ecopetrol El Niño plan pairs 234 MW of solar with 1,548 MW that burns gas or fuel oil. Renewables...
July 9, 2026
Colombia’s Nomad Visa Now Needs $1,575 a Month. A Court May Undo It.
Colombia's digital nomad visa now needs about $1,575 a month, three times the minimum wage. A court suspension leaves the...
July 9, 2026
Colombia Called Off the Hippo Cull. Nobody Else Will Take Them.
Colombia's new environment minister ruled out culling the Escobar hippos, leaving a herd of 200-plus growing fast as seven countries...
July 9, 2026
Ecopetrol’s Brazil Takeover Stalls Over What Minorities Get Paid
Brazil's regulator froze the Ecopetrol Brava Energia takeover, calling the private and public halves one control deal that must pay...
July 9, 2026
Colombia’s Handover Collapses: What the Broken Transition Means for Residents
Colombia empalme collapse 2026: De la Espriella declared the transition over after Petro refused to recognize his victory. What changes...
July 9, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso
Colombia Markets July 9, 2026: the COLCAP rose 0.81% on July 8 as a US-Iran oil spike and a firmer...
July 9, 2026
Bogotá Is Quietly Becoming a World Coffee Capital
Bogotá's specialty coffee scene is booming, and the city will host a major global coffee event in 2027. Here is...
July 8, 2026