Members of the Wayuu indigenous population who inhabit the Colombia-Venezuela border regions have reported sightings of FARC guerrillas, according to a report by El Heraldo. According to the newspaper, villagers from…
Arnulfo Sanchez Gonzalez, Colombia’s most wanted criminal in the northern department La Guajira, continues to elude capture and run his criminal network thanks to help from the local Wayuu tribe,…
Colombia’s northernmost department of La Guajira is undertaking a new tourism venture – offering organized tours to the virgin beaches and indigenous villages of El Pajaro. sponsor:Colombia Travel Agent –…
Colombia will train indigenous Wayuu to assist police in the northern department of La Guajira to deal with insecurity in the region, which borders Venezuela. “Policemen in the department of…
Leaders of an indigenous Wayuu community in the northern Colombian municipality of Riohacha are calling for human rights abuses committed by police against the community in January to be investigated,…
The National Heritage Council Monday voted in favor of a plan to promote peace and preserve Wayuu culture by integrating indigenous values and symbols into education curricula. The approval of…
Wayuu indigenous communities will regain rights to the exploitation of salt mines in northern Colombia, Bogota’s Chamber of Commerce determined. The Chamber of Commerce arbitral tribunal declared null and void…