A group of indigenous leaders traveled to Washington last month to propose legislation that would grant them access to a currently inaccessible river, leaving them without a water source and with mass health consequences.
Colombian police have arrested one of the 50 drug traffickers most wanted in the world by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, or DEA, officials said Saturday.
A replica of a titanoboa, a 48-feet monster snake that lived in Colombia some 60 million years ago, has gone on exhibition in Bogota.
Colombian academics and scientists have been teaming up with small communities to carry out successful potable water projects, in stark contrast to past and current state failures to improve the country’s water infrastructure.
The recent murder of a hired gunman marks the third suspicious incident involving a key witness in the trial of ex-governor Fransisco “Kiko” Gomez.
Brazil authorities arrested Marcos Figueroa, one of Colombia’s most politically powerful drug lords, in the city of Boa Vista on Wednesday.
Colombia’s meteorological institute has warned that all 32 states are threatened by drought associated with the weather phenomenon known as El Niño, according to newspaper El Tiempo.
Colombia’s Housing Minister has announced plans to invest more than $50 million in water infrastructure and basic sanitation in the drought-stricken state of La Guajira according to reports on Thursday.
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office revealed that 43 disciplinary investigations have been undertaken for irregular contracts in the northern state of La Guajira, with royalties totaling over $180 million.