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US counter-narcotics agencies to press Colombia on illicit coca surge
President Donald Trump’s drug policy in Colombia will be put to the test next week when senior officials meet to discuss the current spike in illegal coca cultivation.
China executes Monday first Colombian for trafficking cocaine in 2010
Despite requests for clemency from the Colombian government, Ismael Enrique Arciniegas from Cali was executed by Chinese authorities Monday night.
ELN guerrillas claim responsibility for La Macarena bombing
The Colombian government called the bombing an act of terrorism and said it has put current peace talks with ELN at risk.
Who is behind the recent rash of bombings in Bogotá?
A recent wave of bombings in the Colombian capital has authorities on alert. Sunday’s explosion in La Macarena neighborhood targeted the National Police.
One in five on U.S Treasury blacklist are Colombian
Colombia still tops the so- called “Clinton List” with 1,930 persons and companies prohibited to engage directly with the United States and vice versa.
Trump – Santos to respect “special relationship” but will immigration changes take flight in Latin America?
U.S President Donald Trump and Colombia’s Juan Manuel Santos want to maintain strong diplomatic ties, but will immigration policy changes affect a “special relationship”?
Odebrecht: Santos calls for probe into 2014 re-election bribery allegations
The Odebrecht corruption scandal allegedly implicates President Juan Manuel Santos and his 2014 re-election campaign. Santos denies these allegations and asks for probe.
Surprise appearance of FARC’s chief negotiator marks finale to Nobel Peace Summit
FARC’s chief negotiator joined the Colombian peace negotiators and Nobel Laureates in a forum that focused on the lessons learned of the historic peace process.
Domestic tourism key to sustaining peace in Colombia affirm Nobel Laureates
On the second day of the Nobel Peace Summit in Bogotá, the Laureates addressed the important relationship between peace and sustainable tourism.
After 52 years of war in Colombia, Bogotá declared the ‘City of Peace’
During an historic Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates and the first ever to be held in a South American nation, Bogotá was declared the ‘City of Peace’ after Colombia ended 52-years of conflict.
Hyatt launches $200 million luxury hotel in Cartagena
The inauguration of Hyatt’s luxury hotel in Cartagena this month is the latest in a series of expansion projects by leading hotel groups in Colombia. But more rooms hasn’t boosted occupancy.
French president François Hollande visits FARC demobilization camp
The state visit by France’s François Hollande reaffirms the peace accord reached in Colombia with FARC ahead of visit Tuesday to a guerrilla demobilization zone.
Bogotá’s Peñalosa: Bullfighting “not part of a civilized society”
Despite his personal objection to bullfights, Bogotá’s mayor Peñalosa must abide by the ruling of the country’s high court to allow the Santamaria ring to host the spectacle after a five-year absence.
Santos: Formal peace talks set to begin with Colombia’s ELN in February
President Juan Manuel Santos announces that formal peace negotiations with the National Liberation Army (ELN) will begin February 8 in Quito.
Aquarium fish rescued in Bogotá, then slaughtered as “predators”
A controversial decision by Bogotá’s mayoralty to seize and destroy fish from a shopping mall aquarium has pitched environmental groups against the administration.