An alleged FARC member implicated in the death of five Colombian soldiers was captured Monday, reported local media. According to Colombian army reports, alias “Ruben” or “Chichipela” took part in an attack…
Authorities seized and destroyed 3,500kg of marijuana and a nursery of coca plants in two separate operations in western Colombia, reported local media Wednesday. In first of the seizures police…
Five people were injured by an explosive device attached to a motorcyle in continuing attacks by alleged FARC guerrillas in southwestern Colombia. The explosion marked 36 hours of continual attacks,…
Three civilians and two soldiers have been injured in an alleged FARC petrol bomb attack in the southwest Cauca region, reported local media Friday. According to the authorities, the FARC’s…
Colombian security forces discovered 3.5 tons of marijuana in the southwest department of Cauca, according to an army statement released Thursday. The Colombian Army, in coordination with police, located the…
The FARC’s 6th front attacked a military base located in southwest Colombia, reported local media Wednesday. Residents of El Palo, a town in the Cauca department, were surprised by a…
Armed clashes between the Colombian military and the FARC displaced 72 families in the western Colombian department of Cauca, Radio Caracol reported Monday. Fighting occurred in the rural area of…
One soldier died and three were wounded in an alleged FARC ambush in Colombia’s southwestern Cauca Department Saturday. The attack occurred shortly before midnight, when soldiers on a routine patrol…
The southwestern Colombian city of Popayan is built around a river and has many beautiful bridges, the most important of which are the Humilladero and Custodia bridges. {japopup type=”image”content=”pics/2012/mphoto/bridge1.jpg” title=”Popayan’s…