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Lines on Stone: The Millennial Rock Art of the La Lindosa Range

By Richard Emblin - November 20, 2025

At the eastern fringes of the Andes, where the Orinoco River Basin unfurls in an ondulating canvas of green, punctuated by majestic rivers and sandstone mesas, lies one of the world’s most astonishing open-air galleries of human existence. The Serranía de La Lindosa, in the department of Guaviare, is a monumental tableau carved by nature […]

Mass Grave in Guaviare Confirms Execution of Church Group by FARC Dissidents

By The City Paper Staff - July 2, 2025

Colombian authorities have uncovered a mass grave in Guaviare containing the bodies of eight evangelical church members abducted in April. Prosecutors say FARC dissidents executed the victims for being from Arauca. The massacre, Colombia’s deadliest of 2025, underscores rising violence and the failure of state presence in remote regions.

President Santos expands protection of Colombia’s PNN Chiribiquete

By Richard Emblin - September 9, 2013

Covering 2.7 million hectacres of pristine rainforest, Chiribiquete National Park is Colombia’s jewel of biodiversity.