Colombia Reports

Juan Carlos Velez

Former Senator Juan Carlos Velez is a lawyer and a strong supporter of former President Alvaro Uribe with a decades-long career in Colombia’s politics.

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Federico Gutierrez

Medellin Mayor Federico Gutierrez is a civil engineer by trade who has taken part in the politics of Colombia’s second largest city for more than a decade. Tweets by FicoGutierrez…

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Francisco Santos

Colombia’s ambassador in the United States, Francisco Santos, is the cousin of former President Juan Manuel Santos and a long-time ally of former President Alvaro Uribe. Tweets by PachoSantosC Born…

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Luis Carlos Villegas

Luis Carlos Villegas is Colombia’s former defense minister, the country’s former ambassador to Washington, and a respected business leader. A native of the city of Pereira, Villegas has been dubbed one of the most…

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EPL / ‘Los Pelusos’

The EPL, a.k.a. “Los Pelusos,” is a drug trafficking guerrilla group that controls a part of northeast Colombia. The group is considered a Class A Organized Armed Group by the authorities. The group…

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Rafael Pardo

Rafael Pardo is a veteran Liberal Party politician, journalist and economist from Colombia who has spent more than 20 years in the public eye. Tweets by RafaelPardo While Pardo’s academic…

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Enrique Peñalosa

Bogota Mayor Enrique Peñalosa is a Colombian dynasty politician whose twin concerns of urban planning and security have left him with friends and enemies on both sides of the political divide.…

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Libertadores de Vichada

The “Libertadores de Vichada” (Liberators of Vichada) is a narco-paramilitary organization from eastern Colombia and an alleged member of drug trafficking group “Los Puntilleros.” The Libertadores did not exist until 2011,…

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