Colombia’s ‘Marshal Plan for Peace’ begins to take shape
Colombia’s courtship of foreign investment to finance its redevelopment after 50 years of...
Tag: reconstruction
Reconstruction can’t begin until rains pass: President Santos
President Juan Manuel Santos said that major reconstruction efforts in Colombia cannot commence until the La Niña weather pattern passes, likely at the end of June. In a presidential communique released Friday, Santos said,...
Rainy season floods 2.5M acres of farmland
The Ministry of Agriculture reported that heavy rains afflicting Colombia have flooded 2.5 million acres of farming land, leaving 500,000 acres unsuitable for crop production. Extreme weather conditions have caused the deaths of...
