The port city of Barranquilla in Colombia has unveiled a monumental statue to its native daughter, Shakira, the singer-songwriter and bestselling female Latin artist of all time. Towering at some 21 ...

A 21-foot tall bronze statue of Shakira was unveiled in her home city of Barranquilla, Colombia, this week. The multi-Grammy Award winner was honored with a statue resembling her signature pose from ...

Barranquilla, the capital of the Atlántico department in northwest Colombia, is featured in this image taken by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. Barranquilla, visible in grey at the top of the image ...

Marriott Hotels has announced the opening of Barranquilla Marriott Hotel in the vibrant Colombian city of Barranquilla, which is known as the “Golden Gate of Colombia,” surrounded by tropical ...

The jailed bosses of the two largest gangs from Barranquilla announced a truce in the turf war that has killed hundreds in Colombia’s largest Caribbean port city since 2021. Jorge Eliecer Diaz of “Los ...

BOGOTA, Dec 21 (Reuters) - A fuel tank exploded into flames in Colombia's Caribbean city of Barranquilla early on Wednesday, killing a firefighter who fell during the explosion, local authorities said ...

Sofía Vergara was honored with a special statue of herself in her hometown of Barranquilla, Colombia. On Saturday, July 12, Vergara, 53, who was born in Barranquilla in July 1972, shared several ...

Jan 3 (Reuters) - Barranquilla was stripped of the rights to host the 2027 Pan American Games after the Colombian city failed to meet its contractual obligations, governing body Panam Sports said on ...

BOGOTA, Colombia, November 28 (UNHCR) - The figures speak for themselves. According to a systematic survey, 41 percent of all Colombian women have suffered from violence in their own home. Among the ...

A (tall) statue of the Colombian singer was unveiled this week along the waterfront in Barranquilla, the city where she grew up. By Genevieve Glatsky The Colombian coastal city of Barranquilla this ...

Teenaged chess whizz Dion Wilson is about to make his biggest move yet, representing New Zealand at the Under-16 Fide Olympiad in Barranquilla, Colombia. The Hastings Boys’ High School student, 16, ...