Colombia’s interior minister announced Thursday that the government will enhance security in specific departments in response to nearly a dozen political assassinations in 2011. After a meeting with Central Electoral…
A city council candidate in western Colombia was murdered Wednesday, raising the number of local candidates killed this year to 11, Colombian media reported. Gabriel Castillo Peña, a Conservative Party…
A man who spent seven years as a captive of guerrilla group the FARC is running for mayor of Cali, Colombia media reported Wednesday. Former Deputy of Valle del Cauca…
A mayoral candidate for the southwest Colombian city of Yumbo died Monday, two days after being shot in Cali, bringing the number of local election candidates murdered in Colombia this…
Members of the Colombian Catholic church will meet with representatives from three criminal bands to define the conditions necessary for turning in the leaders of these groups to authorities, a…
A series of three armed attacks in southwest Colombia’s Valle del Cauca department killed nine people and injured at least 10 others, Caracol Radio reported Tuesday morning. In the department’s…
The cultivation and sale of genetically modified marijuana is becoming more common in southwest Colombia, leading to an increase in prices, newspaper AFP reported. Locals reported that in the mountains…
A former high-ranking drug trafficker from the Cali Cartel, recently returned to Colombia, may have allied with the neo-paramilitary group “Los Urabeños” in order to displace competitor band “Los Rastrojos”…
The 56th annual “Feria de Tulua” will take place in Tulua, in the Valle del Cauca department, from June 23-27, featuring a mix of equestrian shows, cattle expos and reggaeton…