A bat researcher at one of Colombia’s top universities has called into question reports of foreign backpackers allegedly having been bitten by vampire bats, in an interview with Colombia Reports. A ...

Colombia could face its own turmoil from the stunning turn of events both in violence and a mass influx of refugees.

After three months in captivity, four Israelis and a Briton have begun their final journey to freedom in the jungle-covered mountains of northern Colombia. The five kidnapped backpackers were heading ...

Colombia – the name alone might put you off. Isn’t the country drug-ridden and dangerous? And isn’t the capital Bogota a no-go area? The answer is no – things have moved on. Backpackers and ...

Colombian officials are questioning why a party of backpackers travelled in a notoriously dangerous area occupied by guerrillas, who seized eight of them last Friday, including two Britons, in the ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — President Alvaro Uribe said the massive search for seven foreign backpackers being held captive by leftist rebels in northern Colombia will continue and that the army plans to ...

Recently in the news for the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to President Juan Manuel Santos, Colombia is an increasingly popular destination, and one that remains unspoiled by mass tourism. Here is a seven ...

We reached Santa Marta, on the northern coast of Colombia, just in time to miss the Caribbean. A moon rose like a gold doubloon in the darkness to the east, but six travelers stared at black humid ...

Nine young Colombian hikers were found slain execution-style in the Andes Mountains, police said Wednesday. The report came as the government renewed peace talks with Colombia’s main rebel force. The ...