‘El Paisa’
Hernan Dario Velasquez, a.k.a. “El Paisa,” is one of the most feared former guerrilla commanders of the FARC who has been accused of hundreds of crimes and atrocities. Until he joined peace…
Hernan Dario Velasquez, a.k.a. “El Paisa,” is one of the most feared former guerrilla commanders of the FARC who has been accused of hundreds of crimes and atrocities. Until he joined peace…
Congresswoman Clara Rojas is a lawyer and former personal assistant of Ingrid Betancourt, known primarily for being kidnapped and held by the FARC, Colombia’s largest rebel group, for six years.…
When Nairo Quintana got his first bicycle at 15, he did not think of becoming a professional cyclist and finishing second in the prestigious Tour de France. The peasant’s son…
Colombian cyclist Rigoberto Uran was born January 26, 1987 in the town of Urrao in Colombia’s central state of Antioquia. He discovered his talent for cycling at the age of 14…
Andres Pastrana is a former journalist and a Conservative Party politician who served as president of Colombia from 1998-2002. Early Life Tweets by AndresPastrana_ Pastrana was born into one of…
Ivan Cepeda is a Colombian senator, victim representative and one of the country’s most influential moral authorities on the left. His almost personal opposition to former President Alvaro Uribe has made him one of…
“Fabian Ramirez” is a former commander of demobilized guerrilla group FARC and a former negotiator in peace talks that led to the groups demobilization in 2017. History The rebel commander…
Clara Lopez is a Colombian economist and politician who led the leftist Democratic Pole party in Colombia’s 2014 presidential elections, but later switched to become a Liberal Party politician. Early Life…
Eduardo Montealegre is Colombia’s former chief prosecutor who successfully tried top government officials but whose reputation is marred by one of the country’s biggest ever embezzlement scandals. Montealegre was born in the town…