Uraba, one of the priority areas in Colombia’s peace process, is a banana growing region with a history of labor exploitation and extreme political violence dating back to the days…
Colombia’s Foreign Minister called for the removal of a large banner promoting the popular Netflix series “Narcos” from a downtown Madrid plaza on Wednesday, but to no avail. Maria Angela Holguin,…
The war with Colombia’s last remaining guerrilla group, the ELN, has waged since 1964, but has a history that began in the 19th century. Violence and civil war have plagued…
The conflict between the FARC and the Colombian government began in 1964, but political violence closely related to the current conflict began decades earlier. Colombia has never had much of a stable democracy.…
Colombia is possibly least known for its rock n’ roll. However, in the mid 1960, a number of bands really put the country on the rock n’ roll map. Rock…
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos has ordered the military to locate the remains of iconic ELN guerrilla Camilo Torres, who was killed in combat in 1966.
Colombia president Juan Manuel Santos said Friday that searchers have found the wreck of a Spanish galleon that was sunk more than 300 years ago while carrying a big cargo…
While Colombia’s ongoing peace talks did not start until three years ago, initial contact was made ten years ago by former President Alvaro Uribe already. Here’s how that went.
A commission of 12 Colombian historians presented their account on the origins, causes, aggravators and consequences of Colombia’s 50-year long armed conflict on Tuesday. The document lies the foundation for determining responsibility for…