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Colombia’s government and ELN guerrillas seek resumption of …
Oct 10, 2024 · Colombia’s government agreed to a meeting with ELN guerrillas to seek a possible resumption of peace talks that were suspended last month. In a statement, the government’s peace talks delegates said that they “accept the invitation to hold a meeting” and “retake our dialogue in search of the acts of peace demanded by Colombian society
Colombia drug consumption up 38% since 2008: Report
Jul 21, 2014 · Colombia drug consumption up 38% since 2008: Report. by Gabrielle Mentjox July 21, 2014. Illicit drug consumption in Colombia has increased by 38% over the past five years, with the largest demographic increase coming among 18-24 year-olds, according to a recent survey on drug consumption in the country. More than 30,000 Colombians between the ...
10 Colombia music genres you should know about - Colombia …
Jul 10, 2014 · Here are 10 music genres found in Colombia, along with the region of origin, or where it was imported from and subsequently improved upon. 1. Cumbia (Caribbean region) Now popular in Latin America and across the globe, the hypnotic sounds of cumbia originated in Colombia. Cumbia is perhaps the genre most characteristic of the country.
Colombia’s election authority charges Petro with campaign …
Oct 8, 2024 · Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday that “the coup d’état has begun” after the National Electoral Council (CNE) charged him with breaching campaign financings caps. According to the CNE, Petro and his campaign managers allegedly spent almost COP5,4 billion ($1.3 million) more than legally allowed during the 2022 campaign.
Why a single company became "the greatest danger to …
Oct 8, 2024 · President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday that a powerful company has become “the greatest danger to Colombia’s democracy.”. The company, Thomas Greg & Sons (TGS), is currently trying to renew a contract with the National Registry that would make it responsible for printing ballots and counting voter sheets in the 2026 elections.
28 years later, Armero tragedy still brings pain - Colombia Reports
Nov 13, 2013 · A 1985 avalanche that killed 25 thousand people in Colombia’s small central-western town of Armero was remembered Wednesday on the tragedy’s 28th anniversary. On November 13, 1985, the town of…
The wars for Colombia’s cocaine containers | Part 2: Barranquilla
Sep 13, 2021 · According to investigative journalism website La Liga Contra El Silencio, the violence is due to a war between local crime syndicate “Los Costeños” and Colombia’s largest paramilitary organization AGC. “Los Pachenca,” a drug trafficking group from the nearby port city of Santa Marta, would also be trying to assume control over the port city.
Crime and security in Medellin | Colombia Reports
Aug 9, 2022 · Crime and violence in Medellin has been on a rebound since 2016 after years of relative quiet in Colombia’s second largest city.. The city has more than 90 gangs with an estimated 2,600 members. The Oficina de Envigado, the organized crime syndicate that was founded by late drug lord Pablo Escobar as his local enforcer army, controls approximately 36 …
Colombia’s Guatavita Lake: how a suicide myth led to an endless …
Aug 27, 2019 · The origin of El Dorado. This tradition stemmed from a Muisca myth of a leader whose wife committed suicide by drowning herself in the lake. According to this myth, Muisca leader Sua was married to a beautiful princess from a different tribe with whom he had a child. Sua, however, was not only a very busy governor, he also loved getting drunk ...