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The charges against his son result from an investigation that the President himself called for.

Daniel Quintero's education secretary is now under house arrest as a massive corruption scandal unfolds.

Arias fled to the US claiming political persecution but the US sent him back to Colombia to face his corruption charges.

Tensions rose further after Guatemala's president referred to the Colombian president's guerilla past.

While Castillo has had no connections to the Odebrecht scandal, he appears to have run very similar schemes within government to those which his predecessors were brought down for.

The protests are over the price of gasoline, mandatory accident insurance (SOAT), and alleged abuses by transit authorities, such as demanding cash bribes.

"I wouldn’t be surprised if the more prosperous, urban, multiple degree‐​holding types who supported Petro thinking he was some sort of Nordic social democrat live to regret it." - Daniel Raisbeck

No matter who wins, we can expect plenty of drama in Colombia's Casa Nariño the next 4 years.

The Duque Administration had no answers for why Cadena was able to pass through migration when leaving Colombia.

Colombian guards reportedly charged $64 USD for a hamburger, $255 for booze, $385 for marijuana, and $515 for a SIM card.