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Colombia's coca crop has been expanding by 45% per year since 2013 and reached a recorded high of 171,000 hectares in 2017.

The tragedy follows the killing of a mining engineer working for Continental Gold earlier this month, who was left dead after his vehicle was attacked in Buriticá.

The global organization’s Security Council reaffirmed its “full commitment” to the peace process in Colombia for an additional year through September 15, 2019.

The absence of three leading figures may be a sign of the internal fracture within the FARC party that has grown since the arrest of Jesus Santrich.

EDITORIAL: In 2017 Colombia’s government signed a formal but controversial peace agreement with the country’s FARC rebel group. In the agreement, the government committed to extensive reintegration efforts, protection for community leaders, and for residents of rural areas that...

The visit will be a part of the secretary’s larger trip to South America, including stops in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile.

While the peace process and divisive politics in Bogotá will be thornier issues, Duque's management of the fiscal deficit will prove tricky even amid rising GDP growth rates.

"The continuation of fiscal adjustment, as per Colombia's fiscal rule, will be important for sustaining policy credibility," said Fitch Ratings.

Iván Duque won convincingly in a second-round run off election over leftwing candidate Gustavo Petro, a controversial former M-19 guerrilla member.

Colombians today will put either rightwing candidate Iván Duque or leftist Gustavo Petro in office for the next four years.