Jorge Eduardo Mora Named Colombia Defense Minister 2026
Jorge Eduardo Mora, a retired hardline general, becomes Colombia defense minister in 2026 after calling the outgoing peace policy a...
July 6, 2026Section
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Cartagena’s Airbnb Hosts Earned Nearly $120 Million Last Year
Cartagena Airbnb hosts in Colombia's Bolívar region earned over 398 billion pesos (about $119M) in 2025, up more than twenty...
July 6, 2026
Bogotá’s First Metro Train Is Finally Rolling
Bogotá metro Line 1 is now running test laps on the viaduct after an 80-year wait, with commercial service targeted...
July 6, 2026
How Medellín’s Cable Cars Rewired a Whole City
The Medellín metrocable links six cable-car lines into the metro, and the newest line alone carried nine million passengers in...
July 6, 2026
A Legendary Bogotá Rock Festival Returns This Month
Concierto de Conciertos returns to Parque Simón Bolívar in July for its 38th edition, featuring Manuel Medrano, Los Prisioneros and...
July 6, 2026
Colombia’s Next President Bets First on Urban Security
Colombia's president-elect will make a Colombia security bloc his first decree on August seventh, a move mayors welcome but the...
July 6, 2026
Colombia Risks a Gas Squeeze Just as a Dry El Niño Looms
Colombia gas supply faces a 7.5% shortfall after an Alberta court freed Canacol Energy from contracts—cash runs out July 10,...
July 6, 2026
Colombia’s Stock Market Rises as the Peso Holds Firm Near Cycle Lows
COLCAP peso close: Colombia's index rose 1.57% on July 3 while the peso held at 3,335, near its 52-week floor,...
July 6, 2026
Colombia’s Military Modernization Is the Biggest Arms Plan in Decades
Colombia military modernization hits $12B: 17 Saab Gripen E/F jets replace 1980s Kfirs, 400,000 Galil rifles swapped for homemade Miranda...
July 5, 2026