Bogota lifts water rations despite persistent shortages
The mayor of Colombia’s capital Bogota said Friday that his government would end the water rations that were put in place to raise water levels in the city’s main reservoir…
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Major emerald miner assassinated in Bogota
One of Colombia’s most important emerald miners was assassinated in the capital Bogota on Sunday amid an apparently ongoing dispute over stocks in a mining company. Hernando Sanchez, one of…
Colombia allocates $382M to climate disaster relief
Colombia’s government has allocated $382 million (COP1.7 trillion) to respond to multiple disasters caused by what the government calls a “climate collapse.” President Gustavo Petro declared a national disaster after…
Hundreds of victims of conflict in west Colombia return to indigenous lands
Almost 700 indigenous victims of Colombia’s armed conflict left the capital Bogota on Sunday to return to their lands in the west of the country. The trip from Bogota to…
Model of Colombia’s palace of justice triggers bomb threat fears
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro ramped up security at the country’s top courts after police found explosives and a model of the palace of justice at a raid in Bogota. According…
Car of Petro’s brother attacked in Colombia’s capital
Unknown gunman in Colombia’s capital Bogota opened fire at the car that had been assigned to the brother of President Gustavo Petro, the National Protection Unit (UNP) said Wednesday. A…
Colombia arrests two Tren de Aragua bosses
Colombia’s police said they have arrested a founder and a regional chief of organized crime group Tren de Aragua over the past week. Last week, police arrested Salomon Fernandez, the…
Prison violence escalates in Colombia’s capital Bogota
Authorities reported an uprising inside the La Modelo prison in Colombia’s capital Bogota hours after the assassination of its director. The escalation of violence highlight increasingly violent tensions between Colombia’s…
Colombia’s ombudsman warns for possible turf wars in Bogota
Colombia’s Ombudsman’s Office issued an alert about escalating tensions between paramilitary organization AGC and Venezuelan drug trafficking organization Tren de Aragua in Bogota. In the alert, the Ombudsman’s Office said…