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More than 500 cyclists participated in the “Cycling for the Planet” event, which was convened by the World Wildlife Fund, in Guatavita, Colombia on Sunday to celebrate Colombia’s National Biodiversity Day. The cyclists raced in 16- and…

More than 1.6 tons of cocaine loaded from Colombia and headed for the US city of Los Angeles were seized in Mexico City, authorities stated. According to reports, the cocaine was loaded into one-pound packages in Colombia with some of it…

Colombia's prison agency said on Tuesday that at least 49 inmates died and 30 were injured after a fire broke out during an overnight riot in a prison in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua. State National Penitentiary and Prison…

A wooden tribune collapsed during a bullfight at a stadium in the city of El Espinal in Colombia's Tolima province. At least 4 people, including 2 women and a child, were killed in the incident, and 322 others were injured, local sources…

Gustavo Petro won the second round of presidential elections in Colombia, becoming the first left-wing head of state in the country's history. According to the statement made by the Colombian National Electoral Council, Gustavo Petro…

The Colombian army has released images of the wreck of the Spanish ship San Jose, which has been underwater for 300 years and is thought to have carried nearly 200 tons of gold, silver, and emeralds when it sank in 1708. Gold, porcelain,…

A bomb attack was carried out on the police station in the town of Caloto, in southwest Colombia. A nearby church collapsed after the attack. Colombian Interior Minister Daniel Palacios stated that he condemned the attack on the police and…

A passenger bus toppled on its side while travelling on the La Magdalena bridge on the Pasto-Rumichaca road located between the cities of Pasto-Ipiales in the Narino state of Colombia. In the tragic accident, 6 people including children…

A trailer truck in the Los Venados tunnel connecting the city of Cajamarca to Quindo in Colombia went out of control and collided with 15 vehicles. Eight people were killed and 33 others were injured in the accident. Traffic was suspended…