SAN ANDRES, Colombia (AP) — First Baptist Church was born by a tamarind tree perched on a hill overlooking the turquoise waters of the Caribbean. Under the tree’s shade, First Baptist’s ...

The archipelago of San Andres and Providencia is more than 400 miles north of the mainland of Colombia, and closer to 100 miles east of Nicaragua, but thanks to a historical wrinkle that is still ...

Horse racing has a long history on San Andres and its sister island of Providencia despite their small populations — about 60,000 combined — and distance from the mainland, about 435 miles away.

A spontaneous dance party in the green glow of holiday lights in San Andres, Colombia. Christopher Muther/Globe Staff Flags flap in the breeze at San Luis beach in San Andres, Colombia.

As Colombia and Nicaragua continue battling over fishing rights and policing around the Caribbean archipelago of San Andrés, its waters have become vulnerable to illegal fishing from vessels across ...

Things To Do On Colombia’s San Andres, a historic church’s roots run deep A man stands at the entrance of First Baptist Church on Colombia’s San Andres Island on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022.

A man stands Aug. 21 at the entrance of First Baptist Church on Colombia’s San Andres Island. The church is a symbol of emancipation and a source of pride for the Raizals, the English-speaking ...

Colombia’s San Andres Island is seen from a mirador on the steeple of First Baptist Church on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Over a century after being claimed by Spain, San Andres was first settled ...

Posted: Sep 4, 2022 / 09:15 AM EDT Updated: Sep 4, 2022 / 12:56 PM EDT A man stands at the entrance of First Baptist Church on Colombia’s San Andres Island on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022.