The Andes
Colombia: protests rock Pacific coast
Following days of protests, Colombia's largest port city of Buenaventura exploded into violence as police opened fire on demonstrators, leaving one dead and many wounded.
Tag: Colombia
The Andes
Colombia: high court deals blow to peace process
The FARC rebels are on "high alert" following a ruling by Colombia's Constitutional Court striking down congressional "fast track" authority for laws related to the peace process.
The Andes
Colombia: popular power defeats mega-mining
Mining multinational AngloGold Ashanti announced it will abandon its planned mega-project at La Colosa, Colombia, following a popular vote by local residents to reject the project.
The Andes
Colombia in mourning after Niño-linked disaster
Colombia is mourning after the tragic landslide in Mocoa, capital of Putumayo region—the latest disaster to hit the Andes as a result of this year's "abnormal" El Niño.
The Andes
Will coca sabotage Colombian peace process?
Enemies of Colombia's peace process are dealt propaganda assistance by the fact that as the long civil war has wound down, coca leaf production in the country has been soaring.
The Andes
Colombia to get environmental Truth Commission?
Campesinos and environmentalists held a national mobilization demanding that Colombia establish a Truth Commission for environmental crimes as part of the peace process.
The Andes
Colombia approves transitional justice system
Colombia's congress approved a transitional justice structure that will attempt to bring reparations to the more than 8 million victims of the decades-long conflict.
Central America
Nicaragua nabs cocaine lord of Miskito Coast
A Colombian cartel operative who established Central America's remote and lawless Miskito Coast as a major cocaine transfer point was arrested by Nicaraguan authorities.
The Andes
Colombia: peasant strike against coca eradication
Hundreds of peasant coca-growers shut down a main highway through southern Colombia to oppose the government's renewed "forced eradication" campaign in the region.
The Andes
Colombia: terror continues against social leaders
Even as the FARC guerillas begin the disarmament process under Colombia's peace plan, the ongoing wave of deadly violence against social leaders remains unrelenting.
The Andes
Colombia: top court deals blow to open-pit project
Colombia's Constitutional Court ruled that "prior consultation" with local communities must be carried out before an open-pit gold mine project can move ahead.
The Andes
Colombia: FARC disarmament process begins
Under UN oversight, the FARC guerillas began the process of turning over their weapons at the 26 "transitional camps" established for the purpose around the country.