Uraba
Uraba is a region in northwest Colombia with a history of violence between landowners and landless peasants.
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Colombia charges 13 former Chiquita executives over hundreds of murders
Colombia’s prosecution said Friday it would charge more than a dozen former executives of...
8 police killed in attack on land restitution commission in northwest Colombia
At least eight policemen were killed in an alleged paramilitary attack on a judicial commission investigating land theft in northwest Colombia.
Colombia makes biggest cocaine bust ever
Colombia’s security forces have confiscated 12 metric tons of cocaine in the country’s...
Beyond the Olympics: Colombia medalist Yuberjen Martinez lays 1st brick of mother’s dream home
With the same hands and perseverance that delivered him silver at the Olympics, Colombia...
Colombia Navy rescues 20 Cuban migrants
Colombia’s Navy said Monday it had rescued 20 Cuban migrants from a ship that had gone...
15 policemen die in northwest Colombia helicopter accident
Fifteen policemen died in a helicopter accident on Tuesday in the northwest of Colombia where...
Police claim seizing 3 tons of cocaine in northwest Colombia
The National Police on Monday said it had seized three metric tons of cocaine in the northwest of...
No sign of Urabeños boss 1 month into largest manhunt since Pablo Escobar
In spite of a month-long manhunt — reportedly the biggest since Pablo Escobar —...
2 ‘Urabeños’ killed, 7 arrested in northwest Colombia anti-narcotics operation
Authorities in northwest Colombia have killed two and arrested seven members of “Los...
Colombian archaeologists find remains of oldest Spanish settlement in the Americas
Colombian archaeologists have found remains of what they think is the first Spanish settlement in...
Corruption and crime impedes land restitution in northwest Colombia: Report
A new report highlights the failures and shortcomings of recent attempts at land restitution in...
