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Dalila Hernández, legal secretary for the mayor’s office, said the city will appeal the ruling within 10 days. "The debate is not over," she said.

More than half of the total, or about $2.3 million USD, will fund the construction of a new administrative center for Mocoa.

After more than a half-century of conflict, and in a historic step forward for Colombia's peace process, FARC has disarmed.

Luis Fernando Mejia offers a candid view of the nation's competitive challenges, the cloud of corruption that Odebrecht has created, and the future of regulations in Colombia.

Because the nation generates around two-thirds of its energy through hydropower, the required emissions cut should be less daunting for Colombia than many other countries.

Education Minister Yaneth Giha said the government wanted agreement to could both recognize teachers' "indispensable role" and remain responsible with public finances.

Funds for sanitation, water, health, and education "will bring dignified living conditions to the population," said Buenaventura Mayor Eliécer Arboleda Torres.

With Mexican pension funds now subject a 0% tax rate, Colombia's finance minister expects the incentive to "attract new resources to finance companies and projects" in the country.

"You have to do the work, Dr. Guillermo Rivera, to make peace irreversible," said President Juan Manuel Santos.

"We have agreed that the arms handover will not end tomorrow as had been planned, but instead within 20 days," said President Santos.