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By Max Bearak Photographs by Federico Rios Bearak traveled to Colombia’s oil fields to report this story, and is now in Egypt at the United Nations climate talks. ARAUCA, Colombia — Over the ...
BARRANCABERMEJA, Colombia — For sounding the alarm about water pollution in and around this industrial city in northern Colombia, Yuly Velásquez seems to have a target on her back: Over the ...
“The strategy is focused on mass vaccination,” Alfonso explained Colombia has declared a state of emergency due to a yellow fever outbreak, with 74 cases and 34 deaths reported. The virus ...
BOGOTA, July 8 (Reuters) - Deforestation in Colombia fell 36% to a 23-year low in 2023, driven by declining environmental destruction in the Amazon region, the environment ministry said on Monday.