Colombia Reports

Choco

Choco is where Spanish conquistadors built the first city in the Americas. After centuries of exploitation, the province is now the poorest in Colombia. It is located along the northern…

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Gustavo Petro

Gustavo Petro is Colombia’s president, and both feared and loathed by the country’s traditional political forces. Tweets by petrogustavo The progressive politician was born in Cienaga de Oro, a town…

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Crime and security in Cali

Cali, Colombia’s third largest city, has traditionally been one of the country’s most violent because of its strategic location for drug trafficking and infighting between local gangs. Victimization Cali’s victimization…

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Caqueta

Caqueta is Colombia’s third largest province and located in the south of the country on the border the Amazon rainforest.   Skip to Summary | Map | Socio-economics | Places to…

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Kidnapping and extortion

Kidnapping used to be common for guerrillas and criminals to extort people. While the days that kidnapping were widespread are over, extortion is booming business. Criminals have been kidnapping victims…

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Daniel Quintero

Daniel Quintero is the mayor of Colombia’s second largest city Medellin after a surprising victory in the 2019 elections. Quintero was born in Medellin in 1980 into a lower middle-class…

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