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Strong but deep quake in Colombia
A deep but powerful earthquake shook western Colombia and Ecuador on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries
Getaway Donkey Foils Thieves In Colombia
Pro tip for robbers: Donkeys make terrible getaway vehicles
Caribbean Crisis: Can Nicaragua Navigate Waters It Won from Colombia?
The International Court of Justice has awarded Nicaragua massive new maritime territory in a dispute with Colombia. Bogotá is angry—and analysts are skeptical...
Colombia’s Talks with the FARC: How Ceasefires Complicate Peace
The country's Marxist guerrillas have pledged to stop shooting as peace talks with the government get underway—but in Colombia, nothing is ever that simple.
Colombia President Rejects FARC Proposal for Truce
President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday night rejected a proposal by Colombia's main leftist rebel movement to observe a cease-fire during peace talks that are...
Griselda Blanco, ‘Godmother’ of Cocaine, Gunned Down in Colombia
Griselda Blanco was known variously as the “Queen of Cocaine”, the “The Black Widow” or simply La Madrina—”The Godmother.” And she died in a hail of bullets...
Colombia’s Delicate Talks With the FARC: Will They Work This Time?
The conflict has lasted for nearly half-century. Can Santos finally bring it to an end via negotiations?
Indigenous Tribe Rises up in Colombia
In southern Colombia, a tribe of indigenous people, the Nasa Indians, have risen up after being caught in the crossfire of a government offensive against leftist...
In Colombia, the War Between the Presidents
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos owes his job to a fruitful partnership. From 2006-09, he served as Defense Minister for then-President Alvaro Uribe, one...
Scandal in Colombia: Was a FARC Hostage a Victim or a Traitor?
When Colombian politician Sigifredo López was freed in February 2009 by Marxist rebels after spending nearly seven years in captivity, his two sons were so...
The Blast in Bogotá: A Reminder of Colombia's Unsolved Problems
Tuesday, May 15 was the day Colombia's free-trade agreement with the United States took effect. At 11:15 a.m., however, a brutal message was delivered, reminding...
Colombia's Hot Spot: The Not-So-Secret Services of Cartagena
When President Barack Obama's Secret Service advance team was sent home this month for partying with prostitutes in Cartagena, Colombia, the promo team at Spirit...
Who’s Who in the Colombia Secret Service Prostitution Scandal
It has all the trappings of a Hollywood movie: a high-profile government agency brought down by allegations of sexual misconduct. Here are the stars of the...
Colombia’s President Talks with TIME About Castro, Capitalism and His Country’s Comeback
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos will host the sixth Summit of the Americas this weekend, April 14-15, in the Caribbean city of Cartagena. The hemispheric...
Meet the ‘Steely’ Woman Who Booted 11 Secret Service Agents from Colombia
Leave it to a woman to keep the boys in line. According to the Washington Post, a top female member of the Secret Service was responsible for booting 11 agents...
Secret Service Misconduct in Colombia Embarrasses U.S. at Summit
The scandal has no doubt shifted international focus off of the diplomatic mission that brought Obama to Latin America. Economic cooperation was one of the...
Hillary Clinton Parties in Colombia, Continues Streak of Internet Fame
Salsa, cervezas and international diplomacy? Just as the viral Tumblr inspired by the Secretary of State, Texts From Hillary, closed up shop, Clinton made her...
Waiting for the FARC: Colombia’s President Santos Tells TIME He Won’t Move Too Fast
As soon as Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos sat down for an interview with TIME on Monday, April 2, at the Casa de Nariño presidential palace in Bogotá, he...
Can Colombia’s Santos Solve the Cuba Conundrum?
It isn’t easy playing mediator in the chest-thumping, Cold War time warp of U.S.-Cuba relations. It’s even harder to resolve Washington-Havana disputes in a way...
Have Colombia's Rebels Really Given Up on Kidnapping?
Ten years ago, Marxist guerrillas in Colombia skyjacked a commuter plane, forced it land on a rural highway and abducted a senator who was onboard. That...
