Northern Colombia was hit by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake Friday, confirmed local authorities. According to Deputy Director of the Colombian Geological Service Martha Calvache, the earthquake struck at 8:43am Friday,…
More than 150 displaced farmers received land titles in the north of Colombia Monday in an official ceremony presided by President Juan Manuel Santos. After their displacement more than 10…
The department of Santander in northern Colombia planned to launch a three week program to promote domestic tourism to it’s capital city, Bucaramanga, and surrounding areas that are rich with…
A former governor of Santander was accused Tuesday of having paramilitary ties by a delegated prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Justice. Hugo Eliodoro Aguilar Naranjo, who is both an…
Five Colombian departments have issued crisis alerts due to landslides and heavy rains brought on by the year’s second rainy season, Colombian media reported Monday. Relief agencies in the Santander,…
Two FARC minefields were discovered and subsequently diffused Wednesday by army troops in the departments of Meta and Norte de Santander. In the first minefield discovered in the department of…
A police officer was sentenced along with five other members of criminal drug gang “Los Rastrojos” Monday for aggravated conspiracy, drug manufacturing, illegal possession of weapons and aggravated manslaughter, reported…
The northern Colombian department of Santander has received a record influx of foreign tourists and investment, said Colombian export and tourism promoter Proexport. A total of 27,463 international tourists visited…
Gunmen have assassinated a candidate in local council elections in north Colombia, officials reported on Wednesday. According to witnesses, Elizabeth Mendoza Parada, a candidate for the Liberal party in Chinácota…