Colombia Reports

Luis Perez

Colombian politician Luis Perez is the former governor of the Antioquia province who has never been far from controversy. Tweets by Luis_Perez_G Locals call the Medellin native “Luis XV” because…

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‘Otoniel’

Dario Antonio Usuga, a.k.a. “Otoniel,” is the former leader of paramilitary group “Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces of Colombia” (AGC), a.k.a. the “Gulf Clan.” Otoniel was born in 1970 into a poor…

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Antioquia

Antioquia is Colombia’s most populated province and the country’s largest economy after Bogota’s capital district. The province has approximately 6.5 million inhabitants of which more than half live in the metropolitan area…

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Coca cultivation

Colombia is the world’s #1 producer of cocaine, according to both the United Nations’ Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United States’ Department of State. While nobody exactly…

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‘Ivan Marquez’

Luciano Marin, a.k.a. “Ivan Marquez,” is the commander of “Segunda Marquetalia,” one of the largest guerrilla groups that was formed after the demobilization of the FARC in 2017. The guerrilla-turned-politician-turned-guerrilla…

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Luis Carlos Sarmiento

Luis Carlos Sarmiento is Colombia’s richest man and an increasingly controversial figure over his companies’ involvement in corruption and malpractice scandals. Sarmiento was born in 1933 in Bogota to a…

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