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The Colombian Paca Digestora Silva — the Silva digester bale — is a processing method for organic waste that has spawned a social movement. The unique composting method was developed in the 1980s by ...
News Colombia » Bogota » Social: ‘In parks you only see dogs, never children’: can Bogotá adapt to its ageing population?
With a lower fertility rate than Tokyo and the number of pensioners rapidly rising, Colombia’s capital is being forced to change the way it thinks about growing old ...
News Colombia » Bogota » Social: Colombia’s armed groups recruit children and train them in drone warfare, rights group says
A new Human Rights Watch report says drug gangs and rebel groups in Colombia are increasingly recruiting children for dangerous tasks, including piloting drones carrying explosives. The ...
News Colombia » Bogota » Social: Colombia’s new president faces backlash over ‘inhumane’ deportation policy
Less than a month into his presidency, Abelardo de la Espriella has announced effort to expel undocumented immigrants.
News Colombia » Bogota » Social: Colombia’s New President Poses With Dead Bodies in Show of Force
In Colombia, as in the United States and El Salvador, leaders are increasingly using images of captured or killed enemies to project power.
News Colombia » Bogota » Social: Colombian president must hide graphic social media videos, says court
A court in Bogota provisionally ordered the removal of posts showing president Abelardo de la Espriella walking among the bodies of people alleged to be criminals.
News Colombia » Bogota » Social: Social Unrest Threatens Oil Operations In Colombia
For decades, Colombia’s economically crucial oil industry has been dogged by violence and is responsible for considerable environmental damage in several ecologically sensitive regions. Resentment ...
News Colombia » Bogota » Social: Social Issue Gore, Very Latino Gumshoes and OMG 2D Animation Power Up the Project Lineup at 2026’s Bogotá Audiovisual Market
Class war bloodbath “The Eastman,” Latino procedural “Rookies,” queer drama “Mesopotamia” and the exquisite 2D tyke parable “The March of the Sunflowers” look like potential highlights at a 16th ...