Colombia border town protests against wave of violence
Residents of the border town Maicao in the north-Colombian La Guajira peninsula have protested against the violence that has already taken 23 lives in the community so far this year.…
Residents of the border town Maicao in the north-Colombian La Guajira peninsula have protested against the violence that has already taken 23 lives in the community so far this year.…
Colombian rebels have bombed a natural gas pipeline owned by Venezuela’s state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela, or PDVSA, forcing the pipeline to shut down until repairs can be made.…
The Prosecutor General’s Office has accused four soldiers and seven civilians of participation in the murder of a man in La Guajira and subsequently presenting his body as being that…
While the stunning desert landscape, beautiful sea and fascinating culture of the indigenousWayuu people are well-known draws to La Guajira peninsula, there is an abundance of flora and fauna to see…
The “Francisco el Hombre” (Franscisco the Man) Festival is a celebration of the legend of vallenato, the popular folk music native to Colombia’s Caribbean coast. As legend has it, Francisco el Hombre —…
A mortar attack on a military battalion in the north-Colombian department of La Guajira killed at least three soldiers and injured four. The attack took place in the Distraccion municipality…
A section of railroad that connects the largest coal mine in Colombia with the country’s largest port where the fossil fuel is exported was blown up Tuesday, the mining company…
Fifteen people have been shot in the last 20 days in Colombia’s northern department of La Guajira, despite a ban on carrying guns, reported newspaper Diario del Norte Friday. La…
Former mayor and Conservative Senator Menfis Palacio Pana was killed by assassins in the northern Colombian town of Riohacha, local media reported on Tuesday. According to reports, Palacio was at a vehicle…