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Joint actions were carried out by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism and the Group for the Protection of Tourism and National Heritage of the Metropolitan Police of Cúcuta, along with the Police for Children and Adolescents, the Environmental and Ecological Police,...

Viva Air’s nonprofit affiliate has begun delivering thousands of books to rural and indigenous children. The initiative follows up on Viva’s delivery of 3,502 school supply kits to youth on the impoverished La Guajira peninsula.

Yesterday, Colombia’s attorney general and national police have announced that it is formally seeking Marquez, whose birth name is Ivan Luciano Marquez Marin Arango, on charges of aggravated homicide, forced disappearance, illegal recruitment of people, and homicide of protected...

The amount of powdered cocaine extracted from a single hectare of coca increased by more than one kilogram in just a year. Potential cocaine output jumped from 6.7 kilograms per hectare in 2019 to 7.9 kilograms in 2020, according to the UNODC report. Three factors are possibly...

One person was captured with the total of 1,216 kilograms of ore, that according to the Colombian prosecutor’s office may be worth as much as 453,000 USD. Coltan is an ore containing rare-earth metals like tantalum and niobium, useful in the manufacture of electronics and metal...

President Biden also voiced support for the rights of peaceful protestors, underscored that law enforcement must be held to the highest standards of accountability, and condemned wanton acts of violence and vandalism, something the Colombian leader omitted in his official account...

The helicopter carrying Colombian President Ivan Duque was shot 6 times as it approached the airport in Cúcuta, a Colombian city that borders Venezuela. The US-made Black Hawk military helicopter was able to land safely after taking fire.

Dr. Emily Pieracci of the CDC told US News Outlet NPR that during 2020, the CDC discovered over 450 cases of dogs arriving to the US from certain countries with false vaccination certificates, prompting the agency to issue the emergency order.

What can observers take from events in Peru? And what takeaways are relevant for Colombia’s upcoming 2022 elections, and for economic and civil liberty more broadly in the Americas? Daniel Raisbeck has some prescient observations.

Venezuelan refugees in Colombia may now be protected under Temporary Protected Status, but there are important conditions and limitations. Attorney Humberto Rodriguez explains key provisions of this new measure.