Villarrica, Tolima, joins 26 towns across Colombia that have been cleared from IEDs thanks to the peace accord with FARC and international benefactors.
A mega highway project designed to unite Venezuela with Ecuador through the Colombian Amazon has been scrapped to save threatened biodiversity.
Colombia’s chief peace negotiator with the ELN guerrilla, Gustavo Bell, confirmed Sunday that both sides are working towards reaching an indefinite ceasefire.
The right-wing candidate Iván Duque of Centro Democrático is leading the polls two months before Colombians cast their votes in the May 27 presidential elections.
High voter turn out during Sunday’s legislative elections shows a trend towards backing rightwing candidates as Colombians challenge the peace process and second term of Santos.
The country’s largest travel fair Vitrina Turística ANATO opens Thursday with over 2,000 exhibitors and at a time as the country receives record numbers of visitors.
The Colombian Government has issued 21 arrest warrants against senior commanders of ELN, including “Pablo Beltrán,” the guerrilla’s chief peace negotiator.
Colombia’s ELN have announced a three-day “Armed Offensive” starting February 10 and urges all civilians not to travel to avoid “inconvenience.”
The suspension of peace talks with ELN coincides with the largest military offensive to reclaim Cauca and Narin?o from illegal armed groups.
The scaling back of output levels in Russia and Venezuela has turned the tide on low oil prices. But will Colombia capitalize on Brent’s sudden rise?
President Santos has suspended the fifth round of peace talks between the government and ELN after the guerrilla confirmed they had orchestrated an attack in Barranquilla.
The internal conflict may have saved the Blue-billed Currassow from extinction, but the challenge ahead is to give this species a fighting chance at survival.
A book documenting small scale gold mining in Colombia offers an honest look at an ancient industry.
The U.S State Department has categorized Colombia as a “Level Two” nation in its most recent travel advisory. An improved security panorama has opened up many areas of the country as now “safe to visit.”
The country’s pre-election landscape is heating up with coalitions and alliances. Several candidates maintain their lead with voting intention, but with four months to go, the stakes remain high.
The UN Secretary General António Guterres has begun a visit to Colombia to urge the Marxist ELN guerrilla to resume their cease-fire and boost confidence in the current peace process with FARC.