January 17 – Scientists say the cocaine hippos in the Magdalena river basin are breeding voraciously and are an increasing menace so they must be culled.[2]
January 25
FARC changes its name to Comunes ("Commoners").[3]
September 27 -– Gásper, a rescue dog at the Bogotá Fire Department's Puente Aranda station, goes missing during a search operation at Guadalupe Hill. His disappearance receives much local, national news coverage and sympathy from the public. He is found 2 days later on the 29th.[14]