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Understanding Colombia’s armed conflict: The role of drugs
Jan 14, 2015 · While not widely considered a cause, drug trafficking has played a mayor role in Colombia’s armed conflict as it has been the main source of income for the illegal armed groups involved in the violence. In much of the world, Colombia is virtually synonymous with narco-trafficking. Cocaine, in particular, has become closely associated with this Andean nation, even though Peru took over is the ...
25 years after Andres Escobar’s death, threats of violence still …
Jul 2, 2019 · Exactly 25 years ago, the bodyguard of a paramilitary warlord shot and killed one of Colombia’s most beloved footballers outside a Medellin nightclub. The violence did not end with that traumatic experience.
Colombia drug consumption up 38% since 2008: Report
Jul 21, 2014 · Illicit drug consumption in Colombia has increased by 38% over the past five years, with the largest demographic increase coming among 18-24 year-olds, according to a recent survey on drug…
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Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday that he won’t attend Friday’s inauguration of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. In a statement on social media platform X, Petro said that recent arrests…
AUC - Colombia Reports
Dec 5, 2016 · The AUC, or the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia, was a paramilitary organization that operated from 1997 to 2006.
M-19 | Colombia Reports
Mar 22, 2018 · Colombia’s 19th of April Movement, or M-19, was active as a guerrilla group in the 1970s and 1980s and later became a political party.. Unlike other Colombian guerrilla groups, the M-19 was not founded on communist principles but rather democratic ones, with an aim to strengthen and create a more inclusive democracy.
Colombia’s Guatavita Lake: how a suicide myth led to an endless …
Aug 27, 2019 · A second attempt was made in 1652 when Bogota merchant Antonio Sepulveda received the approval of King Philip II and put 5,000 native Colombians to work in an attempt to drain the lake by digging a discharge canal.
Former Medellin Cartel boss te return to Colombia on December 12
Dec 9, 2024 · United States authorities will repatriate former Medellin Cartel boss Fabio Ochoa on December 12, according to Colombia’s police chief.. In a press statement, General William Salamanca confirmed that the 67-year-old Ochoa, one of the founders of the notorious drug trafficking organization, was released from prison last week.. We will hold a meeting with the United States to [coordinate ...
10 Colombia music genres you should know about - Colombia …
Jul 10, 2014 · Colombia is a land of music. The same mountains, deserts and other geographical barriers that give Colombia its cultural and ecological diversity have also given the country an impressive variety of…