Colombia Tourism Revenue Now Tops Coffee and Coal Exports
Colombia tourism revenue hit US$11.42 billion in 2025, beating coffee and coal exports, as Anato opened its 30th congress in...
August 27, 2026Section
Colombia News in English
Colombia news in English from The Rio Times — Bogotá politics, economy, peace process and culture.
Colombia’s Fiscal Rule Return Ruled Out in the Near Term
Colombia's fiscal rule stays parked as the new Finance Ministry readies spending cuts, a transfers review and a rewritten 2027...
August 27, 2026
Colombia Orders Five Petro-Era Negotiators Extradited to the US
De la Espriella signed the extradition of five men shielded during Gustavo Petro's total peace talks, ending their protection from...
August 27, 2026
Colombia’s Peso Slides Past 3,100 per Dollar: What It Means for Expats
Colombia's TRM fixing jumped to 3,118.24 for Thursday, back above 3,100 for the first time since mid-August. What a cheaper...
August 27, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — August 27, 2026
Colombia's COLCAP index slipped 0.15% to 2,504.68 while the peso weakened past 3,100 per US dollar as oil fell to...
August 27, 2026
De la Espriella Formalises 15-Entity Shake-Up, Removing Petro Appointees
De la Espriella signed 24 decrees covering 15 Colombian state entities, confirmed María Consuelo Araújo as US ambassador and eased...
August 26, 2026
Pereira’s Matecaña Airport Reopens After Earthquake, but Schedules Stay Thin
Matecaña airport reopens today after the 10 August earthquake, but LATAM's schedule is thin. What Colombia travelers need to know.
August 26, 2026
Colombia Court Upholds Pension Reform but Returns Nine Articles
Colombia's Constitutional Court upheld most of Petro's pension reform but sent nine articles back to Congress over procedural defects.
August 26, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — August 26, 2026
Colombia's COLCAP slipped 0.09% to 2,508.47 on Tuesday while the peso's TRM fixing rose 0.8% to 3,081.67 as oil fell...
August 26, 2026