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

"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.

Colombia's June presidential runoff will pit a former leftist rebel guerilla against a construction magnate who lost his daughter to leftist rebel guerillas.

As Duque visits Washington DC, US government personnel can no longer travel freely throughout Colombia for security reasons.  

When Duque attended a security meeting in Arauca to discuss security, ELN members appeared openly on the streets of Arauquita, a town not far from the meeting, making a mockery of the administration's efforts.

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.

Moreno Ricardo's daughter says her father was wrongfully arrested, and that he is really a cattle rancher from Acandí.

The city of Cali has offered a $70 million peso reward for information leading to the capture and prosecution of the terrorists.

Duque has insisted that Otoniel's capture marks "the end of the Gulf Clan." This is false. The group still has about 1,700 active members, according to Colombian police.