FARC shut down west Colombia
Colombia’s security forces reinforced their presence in the country’s most western department Choco Sunday after an alleged coalition of FARC and “Rastrojos” succcessfully ordered the population to shut down public…
Colombia’s security forces reinforced their presence in the country’s most western department Choco Sunday after an alleged coalition of FARC and “Rastrojos” succcessfully ordered the population to shut down public…
Bahia Malaga, located in the Uramba National Park, is mostly known for humpback whales who grace Colombia’s Pacific waters between June and November, but also worth a visit because of…
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…