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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world

Colombia

The zeitgeist this week

What stands out in Colombia’s attention is Crime and justice (10.7%, 1.7× the world). The news sounds brighter than usual.

Colombia’s zeitgeist, by theme

Its Wikipedia reading this week, each page counted once, in its main theme · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted

Blind spots

Where attention and coverage don’t line up

  • Covered more than readCars and getting around0.0×
Reading and news · 604.6k · Solid

Colombia · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Seen from inside and outside

How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country located in South America, with insular regions in North America. Colombia's mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east, Brazil to the southeast, Peru and Ecuador to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 departments. The Capital District of Bogotá is the country's largest city hosting the main financial and cultural hub.

From Wikipedia: Colombia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pictures

  • Casa de Nariño is the official home and principal workplace of the President of Colombia.
    Casa de Nariño is the official home and principal workplace of the President of Colombia.Alejandro Rojas SajoR · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • M5 building – National University of Colombia, designed by Pedro Nel Gómez
    M5 building – National University of Colombia, designed by Pedro Nel GómezSoilRos · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Colonial balconies in the streets of Cartagena
    Colonial balconies in the streets of CartagenaJoe Ross from Lansing, Michigan · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Jorge Celedón of the Binomio de Oro de América band. The Vallenato, along with Cumbia, are the two most popular Colombian folk music genres heard in Latin…
    Jorge Celedón of the Binomio de Oro de América band. The Vallenato, along with Cumbia, are the two most popular Colombian folk music genres heard in Latin…Miguel J Torres Barrios, i.e., me. · Public domain
  • The Cartagena Film Festival is the oldest cinema event in Latin America. The central focus is on films from Ibero-America.[458]
    The Cartagena Film Festival is the oldest cinema event in Latin America. The central focus is on films from Ibero-America.[458]SassiHH · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Bandeja paisa (top) and Ajiaco (bottom) are two of the most traditional plates in the country.
    Bandeja paisa (top) and Ajiaco (bottom) are two of the most traditional plates in the country.TitiNicola · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons

Colombia · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Who’s in the news

The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.

People

  1. Luis Diaz

    67 stories

  2. Donald Trump

    48 stories

  3. Alejandro Sanz

    New

    36 stories

  4. David Brouillette

    New

    31 stories

  5. Johan Sebasti

    9.7× last week

    29 stories

  6. Daddy Yankee, CC BY 3.0

    Daddy Yankee

    New

    27 stories

  7. Zohran Mamdani

    New

    22 stories

Organizations

  1. The New York Times Company, Public domain

    New York Times

    2.4× last week

    40 stories

  2. United Nations

    36 stories

  3. European Union

    32 stories

  4. TV San Jorge, CC BY 4.0
  5. Central Bank

    9.0× last week

    18 stories

  6. Federal Reserve

    3.8× last week

    15 stories

  7. Supreme Court

    14 stories

  8. Metro Bank

    New

    11 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

Colombia · The week of 30 Oct to 5 Nov

On social media

Social →

Going around online in Colombia

What Colombia’s own news sites say went viral, trended or got people talking online this week

Headlines: GDELT, from each country’s own news sites; each links to its article

Colombia

Discussion

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