Colombia to relocate 148 displaced indigenous families
Around 300 indigenous members of the Embera Katio tribe will be relocated to a town, just outside of their native territory in western Colombia. The High Councilor from the Rights…
Around 300 indigenous members of the Embera Katio tribe will be relocated to a town, just outside of their native territory in western Colombia. The High Councilor from the Rights…
Shakira and her charity organization, Pies Descalzos, have joined forces with other notable Colombian foundations to open the first child development center in the western Choco department. Along with Pies Descalzos,…
Colombian police have captured on Wednesday seven suspected drug traffickers, identified as partners of the notorious drug lord “El Palidejo.” The seven detainees were allegedly part of a drug trafficking…
During a joint operation the Colombian Navy and Air Force identified a drug trafficking plane and subsequently engaged in a gun fight with the plane’s crew upon its landing. The…
The San Pacho twenty-day festival will continue partying for one more week before ending on October 4 just in time for a day of reflection. In the city of Quibdo, the capital of…
More than 350 people have disappeared since January 2011 in Colombia’s most western department Choco, newspaper El Tiempo reported Sunday. According to the daily, local media and human rights defenders…
Over two weeks of partying to celebrate the feast day of Quibdo’s patron saint San Pacho will kick off September 20th in Colombia’s capital of the western Choco department. Saint…
Colombia’s golden poison dart frog has been nominated to be a wonder of the natural world by international conservation groups. The frog, considered to be one of the most toxic…
Rebels burned three oil tankers and battled with Colombian armed forces in the western Choco department on Tuesday. Three tankers were attacked on the road by presumed guerrillas near the town…