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Pasto is an Andean city of about 400,000 in southern Colombia. One of its nicknames is the Surprise City. For me, one of the biggest surprises was to find such a gorgeous, cutting-edge hotel as the V1501.[...]

High up in the Andes is a beautiful and unusual shrubby grassland called the páramo. “In the páramo, you can let go of your negativity and invite in positivity,” said one of our tour guides as our group stood on a trail...

Coffee is a ubiquitous part of modern society. It’s the language of love, community, culture and history. While it’s omnipresent, we often fail to consider its origins or the journey required to deliver the hot cup of...

William McDonough + Partners announces the opening of “Project Legacy,” an innovative Cradle to Cradle building designed for Universidad EAN (UEAN) in Bogotá, Colombia...

South America is often depicted as a lush landscape full of diverse ecosystems. And once, Colombia was like that. But today, mining, deforestation, extensive cattle ranching and draining of the wetlands in favor of urban...

Leading supermarkets in Colombia are stocking and selling beef that may be produced illegally in protected nature areas. Such beef contributes to deforestation. According to the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), there...

Located in Valle del Cauca, Colombia, the Mon Paradis House is made up of two spacious modules connected by a wooden deck and center pergola. Colectivo Creativo Arquitectos designed this modular home to highlight circular...

On the outskirts of the town Villeta in Colombia, Bogotá-based architecture firm Arquitectura en Estudio (aRE) has completed Casa 23, a holiday home that relies on passive strategies to save energy and stay naturally cool...

Located at the top of a mountain in Colombia’s Calandaíma River Valley, Casa Volcanes is a stunning home that promotes indoor-outdoor living and natural materials...

Imagine your city without cars — every single Sunday. At first, you might be frustrated by the inconvenience and inability to complete errands, but once you embrace the throngs of bikes, recognize your friends and neighbors...

In part three of our series, the Siona people stress opposition to any operations on their territory

When Medellín-based architecture studio Juan Manuel Peláez Arquitectos (JUMP Arquitectos) visited its client’s property in nearby Colombian town of La Ceja, the team was so impressed with the landscape that they resolved...

An open plaza in Bogota’s northeastern business district has been radically transformed from a place of pure pavement to a vibrant urban wetland. Colombian architecture firm Obraestudio completed the project in 2016 in...

In part two of our series, indigenous Siona people claim their health is being affected by apparent contamination of river

Americans purchase an estimated 250 million roses for Valentine's Day every year, many of which come via flowery delivery from South America. But shipping these roses in time for the holiday comes at a heavy cost to the environment.[...]