Five crew members were killed and a sixth injured on Monday when their Boeing 727-200 cargo plane crashed in eastern Colombia. The accident involving the AeroSucre plane took place some…
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Skip to Top | Summary | Map | Socio-economic statistics Region: Eastern plains Capital: Puerto Carreño Governor: Óscar Barreto (Radical Change) Territory: 38,704 sq mi Represents: 8.78% Population: 75,468 Population density: 1.95/sq mi Represents:…
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While peace talks with Colombia’s second largest rebel group seem to be as stuck as ever, the ELN shut down the east of the country. From Monday to Wednesday, nobody in the provinces…
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Colombian armed forces raided 63 illegal mining operations allegedly operated by the FARC Monday, blowing up mining equipment and arresting 59 people in one of the biggest raids on illegal…
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Large-scale misallocations of Colombia’s “forgotten territories” have caught the attention of the National Comptroller, who may exact millions in fines after an audit of the Colombian Institute for Rural Development (Incoder), according to…
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Three children have died after an explosion on an army training area in the eastern Colombian state of Vichada. 3 children killed in Colombian military practice area explosion was last…
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Two brothers known as “Los Rudos” have been identified as new major players in a drug war raging in the eastern plains of Colombia since the split of neo-paramilitary group…
For the first time, 21 young caymans were released into the eastern Vichada province of Colombia Tuesday, with the hope that the species will avoid extinction despite being at risk due…
Scientists from the Humbolt Research Institute for Biological Resources will travel to Colombia’s southeastern state of Vichada on Saturday, to begin an initiative to protect an unspoiled tributary of the Orinoco…
The Prosecutor General’s technical investigation team (CTI) Tuesday has discovered the common grave of three minors on a farm used as a training camp by the ERPAC neo-paramilitary group. The bodies…