Cocaine Canyon: Inside Colombia's guerrilla-run micro-state

Drug-running guerrillas have repelled military efforts to retake a slice of southwest Colombia -- a virtual microstate where the rifle rules.  No one enters or leaves without the guerrillas' say-so, state-issued IDs are worthless and cocaine production …

Three die, nine injured in Colombia grenade attack

A grenade attack by a local gang in Colombia’s capital late Wednesday killed three people and wounded nine, Bogota’s mayor said, weeks after a similar attack in the same neighborhood. “Tonight, a new explosive device was thrown into a crowd of people… …

At least three people killed, 10 more injured in grenade explosion in San Bernardo area of Bogota, Colombia

Petro se juega una de sus últimas cartas políticas rumbo a la contienda electoral de 2026 en Colombia

Análisis de Fernando Ramos, CNN en Español El presidente Gustavo Petro no ha ocultado la intención de que su movimiento político de izquierda vuelva a ganar las elecciones presidenciales de Colombia el próximo año. Así lo ha manifestado públicamente en …

Colombia: National disaster preparedness baseline assessment - a data-driven tool for assessing risk and building ...

This National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment (NDPBA) is a collaborative effort between PDC and Colombia and is more than just an assessment of risk and disaster risk reduction efforts. It provides the basis for understanding, updating, accessing …

Colombia’s Petro calls for referendum to let “the people decide” reforms

Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Tuesday that he will call for a national referendum to decide the fate of his controversial health and labor reforms after they were blocked in the Senate. In an escalating confrontation with Congress, Petro …

Millicom (Tigo) and Telefonica sign definitive sale-purchase agreement in Colombia

Millicom (Tigo) and Telefonica sign definitive sale-purchase agreement in Colombia Luxembourg, March 12, 2025 – Pursuant to the announcement on July 31, 2024, Millicom and Telefonica have entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition by Millicom …

AP EXPLICA: En qué consiste la consulta popular anunciada en Colombia para avalar reformas de Petro

BOGOTÁ (AP) — El presidente colombiano Gustavo Petro optó por llamar a la ciudadanía a una consulta popular en busca de avalar las reformas al sistema laboral y de salud, dos de sus principales banderas políticas, que están estancadas en el Congreso y a …

5 soldiers killed in bomb attack in southwestern Colombia

The attack targeted soldiers working on the repair of a bridge in the town of Balboa, located in the Cauca region, Anadolu Agency reported. Colombian Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez condemned the attack and expressed his condolences to the families of the …

Travel: See amazing bling while brushing up on your Spanish in Bogota, Colombia

¡El museo es fantastico! In Colombia’s bling-bathed hallways, I gaped at sacred gold funerary masks once stacked atop ashen faces of ancient dead chieftains; if only my español would come alive. My 10 more proficient Spanish immersion classmates moved …