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On November 21, massive protests took place throughout Colombia; the largest at least since 1977, over 40 years ago. Though limited labor union strikes and university student protests are fairly common in Colombia, this was a public action unseen in Colombia for at least two...

On top of the environmental and health risks, Ecopetrol said that 617 wells are out of commission and oil output is down by more than 20,000 barrels per day.

Today's blockades in Santander have led to the loss of oil production while demonstrations in Meta earlier this week became violent.

A large explosion in the Macarena neighborhood where protests against bullfighting have been taking place for weeks reportedly killed one police officer and wounded dozens more people in the area.

Protestors hit the streets to express their opposition to the tax reform, VAT increase, and minimum wage raise.

Amid road blocks and bridge damage from a strike in Putumayo, Ecopetrol says up to 40,000 barrels per day of its production is now at risk.

“This strike, which lasted 45 days, has been very costly for everyone,” said Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos in announcing the deal reached with the truckers.