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Mineros is victim of a dispute between mafia-backed illegal miners and the Colombian government.

Zijin would do well to earn the hearts and minds of the locals rather than demanding that distant politicians fight its battles.

Otoniel is the leader of the dangerous "Clan del Golfo" based near Colombia's Caribbean coast.

Colombia's attorney general says Petro's request to protect criminals is not legally justifiable.

The hope is that Colombia can start to resemble the sum of its parts which would allow the reduction of poverty and the flourishing of a country with incredible potential.

199 social leaders had been killed so far this year from January to early December.

Petro's initiative depends on cooperation and good faith from myriad criminal groups

Prosecutors have fought illegal deforestation in the Colombian departments of Antioquia, Atlántico, Bolívar, Boyacá, Caquetá, Cundinamarca, Chocó, Córdoba, Meta, Santander, Norte de Santander, Valle del Cauca & Sucre.

Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla fighter, has pledged a clean break with what he sees as the confrontational, violent policies of his predecessor.

Things can get worse, much worse. But as Duque’s four year term comes towards a close, there is a practical consensus in Colombia that things could have been much better.