FARC forces Peruvian farmers to grow coca
Colombian drug traffickers working for the FARC are using threats and blackmail to force farmers in Peru’s Amazon region to cultivate coca plants, according to Peruvian navy intelligence. Residents of a…
Colombian drug traffickers working for the FARC are using threats and blackmail to force farmers in Peru’s Amazon region to cultivate coca plants, according to Peruvian navy intelligence. Residents of a…
Colombia and Peru officially signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) at a ceremony in Madrid on Wednesday, boosting bilateral trade between the European bloc and…
Colombian students are more likely to have smoked marijuana, taken synthetic drugs, used cocaine or drunk alcohol than students in Bolivia, Ecuador or Peru, reports El Tiempo. Around 27% of…
Two Colombians were added to U.S. list of drug traffickers banned from doing business with American companies, accused of laundering money for the FARC guerrilla group, reports El Espectador. Maria Mercedes…
Colombia’s stock market is set to integrate with markets in Peru and Chile before the end of the year, forming the largest stock exchange in Latin America, reports Portfolio.com. The…
Colombia’s security agency DAS announced Thursday plans to install 28 new border patrol units around the country, intended to stop people traffickers using the country as a stop on the…
Officials from Colombia and Peru will meet Friday to discuss developing a system of information sharing, as part of a plan for international cooperation in the fight against terrorism and…
A Colombian intelligence report alleges that the FARC are collaborating with Peruvian insurgent group Shining Path, in an effort to revitalize the failing Maoist organisation. The FARC have been in…
Colombian coffee chain Juan Valdez on Thursday announced plans to open franchises across the U.S. and Latin America. The company intends to expand the brand in Canada, the U.S., Peru,…