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Colombia signed the Ottawa Treaty in 1997, but only in 2016 did FARC, its largest guerrilla group, pledge to assist in demining efforts.

Migrants are paying traffickers to travel from Panama towards Colombia, reversing migration routes.

Colombia's "Total Peace" plan faces challenges as armed groups fragment over drug and gold profits, hindering President Petro's peace negotiations.

The wild claim came during the appointment ceremony of new National Police head, Brigadier General Carlos Fernando Triana.

President Petro is being forced to confront the possibility that his flagship security policy may only have partial peace in its sights.

Negotiations between Colombia and armed groups do not include a ceasefire between feuding criminal factions — and civilians remain caught in the crossfire.

Illegal mining is by far the most widespread and insidious environmental crime occurring in the Amazon’s tri-border region of Colombia, Brazil, and Peru.

There have been 173 cases recorded this year, compared to the 80 carried out during the same period in 2022 — and the real number may be even higher.

The U.S. Embassy urged Americans to practice "strong personal security practices" due to the presence of terrorist and transnational criminal organizations.

Gustavo Petro's plan proposes massive social reform and a change in Colombia's priorities. The price tag is estimated at $250 billion COP.