An OECD report indicates that on average people in Colombia wake up at 6:31 a.m., the result of cultural and religious customs. But is is also the least productive nation among the 38 members of the bloc
Right-wing politicians like María Fernanda Cabal admire the president of El Salvador, while leftist president Gustavo Petro sees him as a foe
With the exception of a couple of interim presidents who held office briefly, the rest of the country’s modern leaders have suffered tragic fates, including jail terms, exile, or death by suicide
Thousands of Peruvians are calling for new elections after Pedro Castillo’s failed self-coup plunged the country into chaos. At least 22 people have been killed in the clashes
Two ministers have resigned following the deaths of 21 protestors, while the Peruvian Congress voted down a proposal hold early elections
The death toll from street protests continued to rise while a judge granted prosecutors’ request to extend jail time for the impeached president
Pedro Castillo ended up under arrest and charged with rebellion after his failed attempt to dissolve Congress and install an emergency government
The president is reaching out to Washington on issues like energy and drug policy, yet maintaining an anti-American rhetoric to appease his voter base back home
Martín Mestre found the killer living a normal life in Brazil, but Colombia’s extradition request was denied. Now that ruling could be reversed on appeal
At least 24 people were injured, including 11 law enforcement officers who were attacked with sticks and stones by demonstrators protesting their living conditions and the government’s lack of help
The document, which EL PAÍS has seen, points to an inappropriate relationship between former Trump official Mauricio Claver-Carone and the development bank’s head of personnel, who received raises and promotions
Colombian authorities have released little information about the events that set everyone on edge in the historic Caribbean seaport
The Pacto Histórico coalition’s candidate wins 50.4% of the vote to defeat populist Rodolfo Hernández
The left-wing leader has won the first round with 40.3% of support and will face the former mayor of Bucaramanga (28.2%) at the June 19 presidential election
A 40-year-old single mother who once cleaned homes for a living and made a name for herself as an environmental activist is breaking new ground in national politics
Doctors in many countries on the continent have spent the pandemic writing prescriptions for the antiparasitic drug to fight Covid-19, despite widespread doubts in the scientific community over its use
Local guide Alejandra Espinosa was hired as a cultural consultant for the animated movie which takes inspiration from the Colombian town of Barichara. The film has won an Oscar (best animated feature)
Families that once grew coca have signed up for a crop substitution program, but that does not mean that there is less cocaine production in the country
Jaime Saade was convicted ‘in absentia’ for shooting Nancy Mariana Mestre in 1994. Interpol tracked him to Brazil and he was arrested in 2020 but an extradition wrangle may see him freed of all charges
The four animals the drug lord brought to Colombia illegally in the 1980s have bred uncontrollably, and now pose a threat to the local ecosystem. The authorities are considering drastic action
The frontrunner in the polls for the 2022 presidential elections talks to EL PAÍS about how he plans to help the Colombian people, and why he will leave politics if he loses the vote
For a second consecutive year, the South American nation saw the highest number of killings of environmental defenders, with 65 murdered, according to Global Witness
Nicolás Maduro and opposition leaders have opened up to the idea of negotiation to seek a path out of the country’s precarious situation with help from the international community
Investigations involving current and former prominent political figures have opened a debate over judicial independence, impunity and persecution
If an early count is confirmed, the far-left schoolteacher could face either Keiko Fujimori or Hernando de Soto in June
A regional power play that began last week in Murcia is shaking up Spanish politics, prompting early polls in the central region and now pushing the Unidas Podemos leader to quit his role in the central government
The request by the defense chief comes after King Felipe VI was sent two letters by retired members of the military complaining about the ‘social-communist’ government and the threat to national unity