Santa Marta is our preferred beach destination in Colombia… at least for personal use. It’s an intrinsically beautiful Caribbean getaway that conveys a friendly, local feel. It’s a favorite for ...

This access to previously unsampled areas as the Colombian Amazon and forests in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (northeastern Colombia) has allowed us to find 31 species of ants that we are ...

Four people have been detained on suspicion of aggravated homicide after Alessandro Coatti’s remains were found in a suitcase in Santa Marta.

Molecular biologist Alessandro Coatti was reported missing on April 4 after arriving in the coastal city of Santa Marta for a holiday. His ravaged body parts were found two days later ...

Alessandro Coatti, who worked for the prestigious Royal Society of Biology (RSB), was found by a group of children in Santa Marta in April.

Santa Marta’s mayor Carlos Pinedo said Sunday that four people suspected of his murder and dismemberment had been arrested in raids in the Colombian capital Bogota, the second city of Medellin ...

Four people have been arrested after the dismembered body parts of a London scientist for the prestigious Royal Society of Biology were found in Colombia.

The remains of Alessandro Coatti, a 38-year-old biologist from Longastrino who was killed and dismembered on April 6 in Santa Marta, Colombia, have been returned to Ravenna. The Italian Embassy in ...

The mayor offered a reward of $12,000 for information leading to the capture of Alessandro Coatti's killers. Police said the reward led to a breakthrough in the investigation.

Scientist Alessandro Coatti was reported missing in Santa Marta, Colombia, on April 5, 2025. / Credit: Royal Society of Biology ...

Imagine being arrested for defending your community's rights or facing threats for protecting the environment. This is the reality for many in Peru and El Salvador, where crackdowns on community ...

Two years later, the partners are preparing for the next EU–CELAC summit, due to take place in Santa Marta, Colombia, on 9 and 10 November 2025. This leaders’ meeting is deemed crucial for the EU to ...