By Dido Polo Monterrosa Taganga, Colombia, Jul 11 (EFE).- A group of freediving enthusiasts in Colombia are doing their part to remove plastic waste from the bottom of the Caribbean Sea. Submerging themselves in coastal ocean waters, they are performing underwater clean-up work and calling attention to the need to protect the marine environment. These …
By Dido Polo Monterrosa Bogota, May 24 (EFE).- Purchasing a home, taking out a bank loan and negotiating and signing formal work contracts. Alvaro Macias has carried out those and other legal transactions in recent years thanks to a Colombian law that enables people with disabilities, including those with Down syndrome, to exercise their rights …
By Dido Polo Monterrosa Bogota, Mar 14 (EFE).- A reforestation project is helping to conserve, protect and revive Bogota’s Eastern Hills, which form the Colombian capital’s eastern natural boundary and play key roles in regulating the water cycle, combating climate change and protecting biodiversity. That work was launched nine years ago by the Alexander von …