After manufacturing, the units had to be shipped from Santos, Brazil to Colombian ports in the Caribbean, then deployed over roads as oversized cargo to the rural site of the Hidroituango hydroelectric dam in northern Antioquia.
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...
Last week, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visited US President Barack Obama in the White House to discuss ongoing issues, and commemorate 15 years of US diplomatic, military, and social aid to Colombia via the package known as Plan Colombia. Colombia and Chile are the...
STATEMENT BY SECRETARY KERRY Colombia Peace Process I am very pleased to see that the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have reached major breakthroughs on the outstanding issues in the peace process negotiations: transitional justice,...
APM Terminals and Colombian-based port and terminal operating company, Compañia de Puertos Asociados S.A. (Compas S.A.) have signed a joint venture agreement to jointly manage and operate Compas S.A.’s existing multi purpose Cartagena Terminal. APM Terminals and Compas S.A. will...
The electoral campaigns are heating up in Bogotá, Colombia’s capital. Finance Colombia endeavors to speak with every serious candidate willing to offer us their time. This year, we were able to sit down first with Bogotá’s Libertarian candidate, Daniel Raisbeck. The Libertarian...