Editorial

Mostly Peaceful Protests Show Medellin Once Again Outshines Bogota, Rest of Colombia

Medellin Herald January 22, 2020

Despite isolated acts of vandalism in Medellin by small groups of extreme left-wingers who attacked a few municipal bus stations, police stations, bank offices and a hotel during a January 21 protest march here, Medellin mainly demonstrated once again that peaceful protest is respected by

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Ex-FARC, Criminal Miners Kill Social Leaders; Cauca Replaces Antioquia as Main Center of Violence; President Duque Responding

Medellin Herald January 10, 2020

Certain politically biased non-government organizations (NGOs), several left-wing politicos, some naïve blogs and fake-news outfits in Colombia repeatedly and overwhelmingly blame former President Alvaro Uribe, his political successors and the Colombian army for murders of various social activists following the 2016 “peace” agreement between the Colombian government and

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Medellin, Antioquia Vote Crushes Autocratic Socialists, Hands Moderate Ivan Duque Presidency of Colombia

Medellin Herald June 18, 2018

By 54% to 42%, moderate conservative Ivan Duque handily defeated socialist-populist Gustavo Petro in the final round of Colombia’s presidential voting June 17, with Medellin and Antioquia providing most of the margin of victory. Both Medellin and Antioquia massively delivered 72% of their votes for Duque compared to only 22% for Petro, while Duque also […]

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Moderate Conservative Duque Clear Favorite for Colombian President

Medellin Herald May 28, 2018

In the first round of presidential elections May 27, moderate conservative Ivan Duque of the Centro Democratico party won the plurality of votes (39%) among five candidates. Duque will face socialist-populist candidate Gustavo Petro of the “Colombia Humana” party (25% of first-round votes) in the second-round runoff election on June 17. Duque won in 23 […]

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Colombia Voters Pick Moderate for Presidential Candidate, Soundly Reject Socialism

Medellin Herald March 12, 2018

In an unprecedentedly massive primary turnout, Colombia’s voters on March 11 chose moderate presidential candidate Ivan Duque of the center-right Centro Democratico party to face-off against socialist-populist Gustavo Petro in this spring’s presidential elections. As the polls closed, the soft-speaking, diplomatic Duque publicly announced that he has chosen moderate

Editorial

Medellin to Auschwitz and Back: Universal Lessons on Holocausts, Rebirth, Renewal

Medellin Herald May 24, 2017

The people of Medellin, the surrounding Antioquia department and all of Colombia have been the victims of a 60-years-long civil war — provoked mainly by communist guerillas — that has resulted in more than 220,000 documented assassinations, thousands of kidnappings, forcible displacement of more than 6 million, massive narco-trafficking, and a consequent

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Colombia President, FARC Leader Shake Hands, See Peace Deal in 6 Months

Medellin Herald September 23, 2015

At a September 23 press conference in Havana, Cuba, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) leader Timoleon Jimenez (alias “Timochenko”) shook hands for the first time and issued a joint statement outlining a deal that would lead to a final “peace agreement” in the next six months.  The FARC […]

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Stronger U.S. Dollar: Opportunities for Colombia Business, Real Estate

Medellin Herald August 13, 2015

The surge in the value of the U.S. dollar against the Colombia peso — up nearly 70% year-on-year, to roughly COP3,000 per US$1 — has meant a big boost in profits for established, large-scale Colombian exporters in sectors including coffee, cut flowers and other industries.  In recent years, when the COP/US dollar exchange rate was hovering around […]

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Welcome to Medellin Herald

Medellin Herald August 10, 2015

If you’re coming to Medellin (and the surrounding Antioquia department) for business, for a conference, for investment, for events, for family-and-friends visits, for ecotourism, for studying, for medical procedures, for real estate — and for living here full- or part-time — then Medellin Herald can help you focus on what’s new and what’s most