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The initiative seeks to address structural barriers to business growth and enhance the region's presence in national and international markets.

The ELN has violated the agreement at least 39 times over the past year, according to the Colombian think tank, CERAC.

Violence against civilians in Colombia is rising amid the various crises facing the government’s Total Peace policy. 

One of Colombia’s biggest criminal groups is expanding its reach, threatening to disrupt the government’s peace processes with other armed groups.

Petro called it a "natural" disaster, but there is undoubtably a human element given the money invested previously to repair the road — to no avail.

With the advance of crime groups, gold mining in Colombia will likely continue evolving into a purely criminal industry where illicit interests, environmental devastation, and inadequate government action converge.

The plan was ambitious from the onset, but talks with the country’s two most important criminal groups, the ELN and the EMC, appear to be unraveling.

Although Colombia’s regional elections were more peaceful than those held four years ago, they showed that organized crime continues to be a severe threat to electoral proceedings.

The majority of the funding will go toward the construction of 88 piers on various waterways in Colombia.

One study author suggested “these newfound species might harbor chemical compounds, enzymes, or other unique biological characteristics with potential applications" in medicine and agriculture.