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Photo: Before they were bitter political rivals, then-President Álvaro Uribe (right) and his then-Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos (center) meet with U.S. officials in Washington. (Credit: U.S. Department of Defense)

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Full Colombian Congressional Election Results: Uribe, Democratic Center Gain Steam in Divided Political Landscape

The results reflected the wide plurality of political views in a country that has grow highly divided in recent years.

Posted On March 12, 2018

, By Jared Wade

Gustavo Petro and Ivan Duque, the left and right coalition candidates in the 2018 presidential election in Colombia. (Photo credit: Prensa de Bogotá / Leoboud)

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Petro, Duque To Be Left and Right Coalition Candidates in Colombian Presidential Race; Congress Split Across Five Leading Parties

These two coalition leaders will face off, along with others, in the May 27 election to replace outgoing two-term President Juan Manuel Santos.

Posted On March 11, 2018

, By Jared Wade

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Report Urges Truth Commission to Investigate Potential Corporate Crimes During Colombian Conflict

The report details 439 instances of “corporate complicity” in human rights violations committed by paramilitary groups between 1970 and 2015.

Posted On March 10, 2018

, By Insight Crime

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FARC Presidential Candidate Timochenko Ends Campaign Following Heart Surgery

Even prior to heart surgery, Timochenko had stopped campaigning following ongoing protests and security concerns.

Posted On March 8, 2018

, By Jared Wade

A drug lab in Caqueta, Colombia, that was producing coca paste before being busted by Colombian military. (Photo credit: Comando General de las Fuerzas Militares)

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Analysis: Looking at the Mexican Cartel Strategy in Post-FARC Colombia

The Mexicans face new and very different challenges, which offer both risks and opportunities.

Posted On March 5, 2018

, By Insight Crime

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Petro, Fajardo Emerge as Favorites in First Colombian Presidential Election Poll of 2018

Former Bogotá mayor Gustavo Petro and former Antioquia governor Sergio Fajardo received support from around 45% of those surveyed.

Posted On February 4, 2018

, By Jared Wade

President Juan Manuel Santos gives a speech at Casa de Nariño in Bogotá introducing justices for the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, or JEP. (Credit: Presidencia de la República)

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President Santos Names 30 Justices to Colombia’s ‘Special Jurisdiction for Peace’ War Crimes Tribunal

The judges on the JEP war crimes tribunal will oversee the "transitional justice" component of the peace process.

Posted On January 16, 2018

, By Jared Wade

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ELN Guerrillas Allegedly Kidnap Ecopetrol Contractor in Arauca

The abduction reportedly occurred around 7:30 am on the day that the UN head arrived in Colombia to discuss the nation’s peace process.

Posted On January 14, 2018

, By Jared Wade

Bogotá is the leading destination for Colombia tourism in terms of volume, but the Caribbean walled city of Cartagena remains its crown jewel. (Credit: Jared Wade)

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The New York Times Ranks Colombia Second on Tourism List of 52 Places to Go in 2018

The paper of record highlights the “pulsating capital of Bogotá” now featuring “dozens of luxe hotel chains” and a rising gastronomical scene.

Posted On January 14, 2018

, By Jared Wade

Multiple attacks on the Caño Limón-Coveñas pipeline attributed to ELN have jeopardized the future of Colombia's peace talks with the guerrilla faction. (Credit: Ecopetrol)

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Peace Talks with ELN at Risk After Multiple Attacks on Oil Pipeline in Colombia

President Santos recalled the nation's peace negotiator from Ecuador and told the military to "act with force and respond to this ELN aggression."

Posted On January 10, 2018

, By Jared Wade

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Full Colombian Congressional Election Results: Uribe, Democratic Center Gain Steam in Divided Political Landscape

Petro, Duque To Be Left and Right Coalition Candidates in Colombian Presidential Race; Congress Split Across Five Leading Parties

Report Urges Truth Commission to Investigate Potential Corporate Crimes During Colombian Conflict

FARC Presidential Candidate Timochenko Ends Campaign Following Heart Surgery

Analysis: Looking at the Mexican Cartel Strategy in Post-FARC Colombia

Petro, Fajardo Emerge as Favorites in First Colombian Presidential Election Poll of 2018

President Santos Names 30 Justices to Colombia’s ‘Special Jurisdiction for Peace’ War Crimes Tribunal

ELN Guerrillas Allegedly Kidnap Ecopetrol Contractor in Arauca

The New York Times Ranks Colombia Second on Tourism List of 52 Places to Go in 2018

Peace Talks with ELN at Risk After Multiple Attacks on Oil Pipeline in Colombia

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