Colombia has 3 of the world’s best preserved natural parks
Colombia’s natural parks are among the best preserved in the world, according to a world’s oldest and biggest environmental organization.
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Locals say ‘kidnapped’ general left village with unarmed men and without force
A Colombian general whose alleged capture by FARC guerrillas forced President Juan Manuel Santos to suspend peace talks wasn’t violently kidnapped, but left for the jungle with unarmed men and without…
Red Cross aiding in release of Colombian army general ‘captured by FARC’
The Red Cross confirmed on Monday that it has begun conversations with rebel group FARC in hopes of expediting the release of an army general and two accompanying officials who were captured by alleged guerrillas…
Santos suspends Colombia peace talks after FARC ‘captures general’
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday suspended ongoing peace talks with rebel group FARC, hours after the guerrillas had detained a general in western Colombia.
FARC captures army general in western Colombia
FARC rebels in the west of Colombia captured an army general, the highest ranking officer ever detained by the guerrillas in their 50-year history, on Sunday.
Former drug addict brings hope to isolated village in northwest Colombia
The remote village of Unguia close to Colombia’s border with Panama has no permanent running water or electricity but it does have something that could potentially transform the lives of…
UN condemns ‘ELN attacks’ on indigenous leaders, oil workers
The Colombia branch of the United Nations Human Rights Council has condemned recent attacks by alleged ELN guerrillas against indigenous leaders.
West Colombian indigenous leader assassinated, another missing
An indigenous leader has been assassinated in the west of Colombia while a second leader has gone missing, announced Colombia’s Ombudsman on Sunday.
Boisterous San Pacho festival set to kick-off in western Colombia
The western Colombian city of Quibdo is set to celebrate the San Pacho festival, a 32-day rip-roaring party that culminates in a parade in honor of their patron saint Saint Francis…