Colômbia

Science and Technology

Colombian creates a machine that mimics human lungs, captures CO₂, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide from the air, and transforms pollution into biodegradable raw material for bags, packaging, and coatings.

Débora Araújo 08/06/2026 at 17:09

Science and Technology

Colombia targets the hidden heat underground to generate clean energy, while Ecopetrol bets on an 80 MW geothermal project capable of producing 610 GWh per year and supplying users across an entire department in the south of the country.

Carla Teles 22/05/2026 at 14:57

Interesting facts

Colombia suspends school classes on May 18, paralyzing primary and secondary education and creating a new long holiday with empty classrooms and a predictable calendar.

Carla Teles 08/05/2026 at 16:07

Construction

High in the mountains of Colombia, social homes began to emerge from a 3D printer: walls were erected in 16 hours, with construction 30% faster, less waste, and up to 20% savings in materials.

Carla Teles 05/05/2026 at 16:05

Interesting facts

Seniors over 65 years old in this country may lose the right to renew their driver’s license if they do not pass vision, hearing, motor coordination, and mental health exams, a requirement that tightens control over who continues to drive.

Carla Teles 26/04/2026 at 21:43

Interesting facts

Colombia is the fourth largest oil producer in Latin America, but has just hosted a conference with 50 countries to negotiate the end of fossil fuels, and the paradox is that the host city was defined for decades by coal exports.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 24/04/2026 at 22:13

Pneus na Colômbia viram casas em Choachi pelas mãos de Alexandra Posada, que transforma descarte difícil em parede, telhado e estrutura quase eterna.

Construction

With Old Tires Converted Into 200 to 300-Kilogram Blocks, Construction Company in Colombia Builds Green Homes and Transforms an Environmental Liability Into Nearly Eternal Walls

Bruno Teles 03/03/2026 at 22:14

Sem cimento, sem aço e sem entulho: essa planta que cresce quase um metro por dia está sendo usada para construir prédios de vários andares com método simples que desafia a construção civil e já virou lei na Colômbia

Construction

No Cement, No Steel, No Debris: This Plant That Grows Almost One Meter Per Day Is Being Used to Build Multi-Story Buildings with a Simple Method That Challenges the Construction Industry and Has Already Become Law in Colombia

Valdemar Medeiros 26/02/2026 at 08:30

Colômbia expõe contraste entre litoral, portos e interior andino, onde a riqueza circula sem reduzir a pobreza nas cidades costeiras.

Economy

Colombia Has Two Oceans, Strategic Ports, and a Geographical Position That Could Enrich the Country, but the Coast Remains Poor With Coastal Cities Living on the Edge of the Wealth That Flows Inland

Bruno Teles 24/02/2026 at 13:34

Manguezais viram armadilhas silenciosas de plástico estudo na Colômbia encontra até 2,5 resíduos por m², lixo preso por décadas, microplásticos na comida

Science and Technology

Mangroves Become Silent Plastic Traps: Study in Colombia Finds Up to 2.5 Waste Items Per Square Meter, Trash Trapped for Decades, Microplastics in Food, and Coastal Communities More Vulnerable to Environmental Damage

Carla Teles 14/02/2026 at 18:10

Obras do aeroporto Aerocafé em Caldas mostram pista em construção, máquinas pesadas e comunidades próximas afetadas pelo projeto bilionário

Construction

$1.1 Billion Mega Airport Finally Advances In Colombia With Promises Of Jobs, Tourism, And Regional Air Integration, While Hundreds Of Families Face Forced Displacement And Social Uncertainties

Corporativo 10/02/2026 at 00:51

Economy

Neighboring Country of Brazil Is Using Advanced Technology to Accelerate Adoption of Renewable Energy and Lower Electricity Bills for Millions of Families

Flavia Marinho 07/02/2026 at 11:21

Colombian creates a machine that mimics human lungs, captures CO₂, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide from the air, and transforms pollution into biodegradable raw material for bags, packaging, and coatings.

Colombia targets the hidden heat underground to generate clean energy, while Ecopetrol bets on an 80 MW geothermal project capable of producing 610 GWh per year and supplying users across an entire department in the south of the country.

Colombia suspends school classes on May 18, paralyzing primary and secondary education and creating a new long holiday with empty classrooms and a predictable calendar.

High in the mountains of Colombia, social homes began to emerge from a 3D printer: walls were erected in 16 hours, with construction 30% faster, less waste, and up to 20% savings in materials.

Seniors over 65 years old in this country may lose the right to renew their driver’s license if they do not pass vision, hearing, motor coordination, and mental health exams, a requirement that tightens control over who continues to drive.

Colombia is the fourth largest oil producer in Latin America, but has just hosted a conference with 50 countries to negotiate the end of fossil fuels, and the paradox is that the host city was defined for decades by coal exports.

With Old Tires Converted Into 200 to 300-Kilogram Blocks, Construction Company in Colombia Builds Green Homes and Transforms an Environmental Liability Into Nearly Eternal Walls

No Cement, No Steel, No Debris: This Plant That Grows Almost One Meter Per Day Is Being Used to Build Multi-Story Buildings with a Simple Method That Challenges the Construction Industry and Has Already Become Law in Colombia

Colombia Has Two Oceans, Strategic Ports, and a Geographical Position That Could Enrich the Country, but the Coast Remains Poor With Coastal Cities Living on the Edge of the Wealth That Flows Inland

Mangroves Become Silent Plastic Traps: Study in Colombia Finds Up to 2.5 Waste Items Per Square Meter, Trash Trapped for Decades, Microplastics in Food, and Coastal Communities More Vulnerable to Environmental Damage

$1.1 Billion Mega Airport Finally Advances In Colombia With Promises Of Jobs, Tourism, And Regional Air Integration, While Hundreds Of Families Face Forced Displacement And Social Uncertainties

Neighboring Country of Brazil Is Using Advanced Technology to Accelerate Adoption of Renewable Energy and Lower Electricity Bills for Millions of Families

Mother and daughter build a 70 m² house with more than 8,000 discarded glass bottles and impress with their creativity; known as the Casa de Sal, the property is located on Itamaracá Island, in Pernambuco.

Workers were opening a new road connection near the Marginal Tietê when they found, in the underground of the construction site, remnants of locomotives, wagons, and boilers from the 19th century linked to the forgotten history of Lapa.

Instead of burning or burying old tires, an American city is transforming about 2,000 of them into the street itself, paving its first sections with a quieter and more durable rubber asphalt.

China transforms desert-devastated area into the world’s largest artificial forest, planting trees for 60 years, blocking sand that reached Beijing, and creating a “green lung” of 92,000 hectares in a region once considered lost.

He transformed an abandoned plastic water tank into an underground house in the “hobbit hole” style, using only repurposed pallet wood, without heavy machinery or expensive labor.

Greek island offers free housing for volunteers, but there’s a condition: you need to take care of rescued cats.

Toyota launches “family hybrid van” with 7 or 8 seats, 1.8 hybrid engine, fuel consumption of up to 23.8 km/l, and a price equivalent to about R$ 104,000 without taxes, below the Tiggo 8 Pro Plug-in Hybrid sold in Brazil: meet the Noah Hybrid 2026 in Japan.