When it comes to species of palms in the world, there are hundreds with more discovered each year. They come from the high mountains like the Andean wax palms that live at 13,000 feet above sea ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem meets Colombian Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia in Bogota, Colombia, on March 27 [Alex Brandon/Pool via Reuters] The United States and Colombia have signed a ...

Leelamma Lal, the Palms West Hospital nurse attacked by a patient last month, is being transferred back to St. Mary's Medical Center due to complications from her injuries. Lal suffered multiple ...

JAKARTA, March 18 (Reuters) - Indonesia will raise its palm oil export levy to between 4.5% and 10% of the crude palm oil reference price, up from 3% to 7.5%, to finance a mandated increase in the ...

Originally hailing from the UK, Rainbow Blue Nelson first landed in Colombia in search of Tintinesque adventures in 1996. Subsequent forays from his Caribbean base in Cartagena have thrown up a book ...

The huge cluster of processing plants, industrial chimneys and storage tanks stretches for close to 2km (1.2 miles) along the banks of Colombia's longest river, the Magdalena – a water source ...

Fiji’s gin-bottle-blue waters, luminous sand, and riotously colorful rainforests have long made it a dream destination. But even paradise needs protection — the archipelago faces significant ...

In the fall and spring, the heavy-duty cotton is just light enough for transitional strolls, but as soon as the gnarly winds and rain pick up, that wax coating springs into action, creating a ...

The city of Palm Springs rests in the shadows of the San Jacinto Mountains. The towering, snowcapped peaks of Southern California's second-highest mountain range are beautiful to behold from the ...

The best time to visit Palm Springs is between November and April when the weather is the most hospitable, though January is when the true high season begins thanks to a variety of notable events ...

The Cocora Valley, with its towering wax palms (Colombia’s national tree), offers hiking opportunities through cloud forests and breathtaking vistas that clear the mind after days of intensive ...

Palm Sunday in Colombia is regarded among the important events. People from different age groups including men, women, and children start planning many days before the event. People living in ...