Another Tremor in Choco as Colombia Debates a Tourism Tax Cut
A magnitude 4.6 aftershock hit Chocó on 12 September as AmCham backed a temporary VAT cut on airline tickets for...
September 12, 2026Section
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Petro Says Cartagena’s Tourism Collapsed. The Numbers Say Otherwise.
Petro blamed De la Espriella for destroying Cartagena’s tourism. Official figures show 3.3 million visitors in the first half of...
September 12, 2026
Colombia’s Shortest-Serving Minister Explains Why She Left
Viviane Morales left the education ministry after a month. She says her daughter’s diagnosis decided it, and used the interview...
September 12, 2026
Colombia’s Statistics Agency Was Told Not to Present Its Own Numbers
DANE’s inflation press conference was cancelled on a presidency order 30 minutes before it began, drawing objections from three former...
September 12, 2026
Colombia Cuts 10,000 Agriculture Ministry Contracts
Colombia’s agriculture ministry will cancel 10,000 service contracts from 2027 under a 32 percent budget cut, saving around 540 billion...
September 12, 2026
Colombia and Israel Restore Visa-Free Travel After the 2024 Rupture
Ordinary passport holders of both countries may enter for up to 90 days in a year. The waiver was restored...
September 12, 2026
Colombia Captures a Los Tiguerones Leader a Day After Washington Designated the Group
Guido Rodriguez Vargas was arrested in Soacha with Ecuadorian intelligence support, two days after the US designated his organisation.
September 12, 2026
A Small-Town Judge Just Grounded Colombia’s Return to Aerial Spraying of Coca
A circuit court in Puerto Asis suspended the pilot programme. Colombia has been trying to restart aerial eradication since a...
September 12, 2026
Investing in Colombia for Foreigners: Stocks and Government Bonds Explained
Investing in Colombia for foreigners now runs through local brokers, central bank registration and peso exposure. Here is what the...
September 12, 2026