Protests mount against southern Colombian hydroelectric dam
Indigenous people and farmers from the south of Colombia mobilized again on Thursday in protest of dam being built on the Magdalena river. The protests are the second this year;…
Indigenous people and farmers from the south of Colombia mobilized again on Thursday in protest of dam being built on the Magdalena river. The protests are the second this year;…
Five FARC guerrillas were demobilized and another two were killed during a clash with the Colombian Army in the southwest of the country, reported Caracol Radio Tuesday. The rebels were believed to…
Seventeen Colombian soldiers were injured in a traffic accident in the south of the country Sunday, according to local authorities. Four of the soldiers were taken to hospital in critical…
Colombian authorities declared a red alert for 15 municipalities in the southwestern department of Huila due to droughts and the resulting high risk of forest fires. Water shortages, both for…
The reigning queen of the Bambuco beauty pageant was attacked by a motorcyclist in the southern department of Huila Sunday. Linda Jaqueline Pardo Monj, her boyfriend and mother were travelling…
21-year-old Karen Jimenez was crowned the new Queen of Livestock during the 37th annual Pageant for People and Culture of Livestock, a festival celebrating local culture in the northern Colombian…
At 21 years old, Yecica Lorena Castillo Guaraca decided to ditch her camouflage in hopes of a beauty crown, reported local media Monday. The south Colombian beauty decided to leave…
The Colombian army discovered stashes of war materials, weapons, explosives, supplies and food believed to belong to rebel forces in five different departments in the country, CM& news reported Sunday.…
The director of Colombia’s ruling U Party has announced his resignation, local media reported Thursday. “I’m leaving by choice, because I’m tired and I want to do other things,” said Senator Juan Lozano Ramirez. Ramirez said the…