The Latest Breaking News from Medellín

Johannesburg and Medellín: what South Africa can learn from Colombia about fixing a broken city

The city of Johannesburg – South Africa’s largest – is increasingly unable to perform even its most basic functions, such as providing clean water and electricity and maintaining its roads and the safety of its citizens. It has the symptoms of a broken city: deteriorating financial controls, a swelling wage…

The Conversation · Sep 29

Barrio Triste review – raw and dynamic portrait of anarchic slum life in 1980s Medellín

Bad Bunny collaborator Stillz’s debut feature shot using Betacam focuses on vibes over plot

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14

How a Colombian city cut temperatures by 2°C with 2.5 million plants and 880,000 trees

For decades, cities around the world have struggled with a growing problem known as the urban heat island effect. As concrete, asphalt and buildings replace natural vegetation, urban areas absorb and retain more heat than their surrounding countryside, making summers increasingly uncomfortable and, in some cases, dangerous. While many cities…

The Times of India · Jun 17

American Airlines flight attendant from Dallas vanishes on layover in Colombia

Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina arrived in Medellín Saturday night on a flight from Miami and was supposed to return the following day

The Independent UK · Mar 26

Trump Admin Accuses Maduro's Son of Having Drug Trafficking Ties With Colombian Militia

The Trump administration has accused Nicolás Ernesto Maduro Guerra, the only biological son of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, of maintaining ties to Colombian armed groups involved in drug trafficking.

International Business Times · Jan 21

Trump Admin Accuses Maduro's Son of Having Drug Trafficking Ties With Colombian Militia

The Trump administration has accused Nicolás Ernesto Maduro Guerra, the only biological son of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, of maintaining ties to Colombian armed groups involved in drug trafficking.

Latin Times · Jan 20

I Asked ChatGPT for the Best Retirement Spots Abroad on a $2K Monthly Budget

ChatGPT recommended Da Nang, Chiang Mai, Mérida, Cuenca, Medellín, Penang, Lisbon outskirts, Buenos Aires and others for $2,000/month retirement budgets.

GOBankingRates · Dec 17, 2025

Relatives of disappeared brace themselves as bodies are exhumed from notorious mass grave in Colombia

Medellín’s Comuna 13 neighbourhood saw extraordinary violence in the 2000s, with hundreds of people detained, tortured or killed

The Guardian - US · Nov 24, 2025

Anhell69 review – an impassioned eulogy for Colombia’s queer renegades

Theo Montoya collages an unfinished phantom horror film, gothic Medellín cityscapes and interviews with lost friends into a transgressive work of cine-protest

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2025

Medellín Launches Creative Tourism: Best Local Experiences for Travelers

Unique experiences led by artisans, chefs, and artists that allow tourists to be protagonists, not just spectators, is the new rage in the Colombian city of Medellín.

Latin Times · Jul 17, 2025