Colombia lost 295,862 hectares of forest between 2011 and 2012
Colombia has lost more than 295,862 hectares of forest to deforestation between 2011 and 2012, the Environment Ministry revealed on Monday.
Colombia has lost more than 295,862 hectares of forest to deforestation between 2011 and 2012, the Environment Ministry revealed on Monday.
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Saturday said that possible dialogue with peasants from the Catatumbo region must be “without any restrictions.”
Rebel group FARC on Monday demanded that an independent commission analyze Colombia’s armed conflict.
Two businessmen operating in northwestern Colombia have been convicted for ties to paramilitary groups, local media reported on Sunday.
The price of coffee has fallen to its lowest level since 2008, spurring an urgency meeting between Colombian coffee farmers and the government, local media reported on Thursday.
A court in central Colombia has upgraded the extrajudicial execution of civilians by the armed forces to a crime against humanity, reported Caracol Radio on Friday.
An executive of Colombia’s central bank believes that the recent boom in the mining and oil sectors could be fading, reported newspaper El Espectador on Thursday.
Colombia is hoping to become the number one destination to learn Spanish. In order to succeed, several Colombian private and public institutions have joined hands.
Colombia’s security forces carried out three major operations, resulting in the arrests of 470 men, 10 of which are wanted on extradition charges by Honduras and the US.