Inhabitants of an eastern Colombian province have between 60 and 109 times more mercury in their body than a normal World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended average, according to the recently…
Five people who were on board of an airplane that disappeared in the remote east of Colombia well found alive and well after a rescue mission. The Cessna airport disappeared…
Colombian armed forces raided 63 illegal mining operations allegedly operated by the FARC Monday, blowing up mining equipment and arresting 59 people in one of the biggest raids on illegal…
A 253,000 hectare site in the eastern Guainia state has officially been confirmed as protected under an international treaty after being signed by President Juan Manuel Santos, a presidential declaration…
Colombia’s Minister of Environment confirmed that after conversations with the Ministry of Mining the government will declare the Estrella Fluvial de Inirida river area protected as the country’s sixth Ramsar…
BMW, Volkswagen, Samsung and Apple are among those multinational companies who have purchased tungsten from firms which allegedly have ties with Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, the FARC, US television network…
Six indigenous Colombians and a farmer were arrested on Wednesday by Venezuela’s national guard along the border of the eastern department of Guainia and Venezuela.
An army operation resulted in the deaths of seven alleged rebels near the Venezuelan border Tuesday night in the search for “Jhon 40,” an accused drug-trafficking FARC commander. In the search…
Colombia’s ombudsman on Sunday rang the alarm about an alleged increase in recruitment of child soldiers by guerrilla group FARC in the east of the country. According to Ombudsman Jorge…