Los Rastrojos areas of influence
The Rastrojos are one of Colombia’s most powerful drug trafficking organizations. The group is particularly strong in the southwest of the country.
The Rastrojos are one of Colombia’s most powerful drug trafficking organizations. The group is particularly strong in the southwest of the country.
The approval ratings of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, now a senator for Democratic Center, have dropped significantly since he left office in August 2010.
Colombia’s judicial branch is divided into several sub-branches dealing with both criminal and administrative cases. The courts are either of national, regional or local character.
The FARC, Colombia’s largest rebel group, has both a political and military line of command.
The ELN, Colombia’s second largest rebel group has influence in only small, mostly rural parts of the country and in public universities in large cities. The group’s primary stronghold is…
The FARC, Colombia’s largest and longest living rebel group, operates throughout the country, primarily in the states bordering neighboring countries Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela.
Cali, the third largest city in Colombia, has traditionally been one of the country’s most violent cities because of its strategic location for drug trafficking, and fighting between cartels and…
The Catatumbo region is located in the north of Colombia on the border with Venezuela.
Colombia has one capital district and 32 departments or provinces as we call them on this website.