A Colombian governor who claims to have personally shot drug-baron Pablo Escobar while a policeman, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for having ties with right-wing paramilitary forces.
A construction worker from the northeast of Colombia fell from the eight floor of a building, but miraculously survived, fracturing only his middle finger.
A politician and 20 others were arrested on Saturday after an investigation into land theft and a double homicide in northeastern Colombia.
Two explosions have shut down Colombia’s 80,000 barrel-per-day Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline, state-controlled oil company Ecopetrol said on Friday, with a military source describing them as attacks carried out by…
A mild earthquake shook the northeastern Colombian city of Bucaramanga Friday, leaving no reported injuries and damage. The M4.5 earthquake took place around 5:30AM and had its epicenter 20 miles…
A mild, M5.3 earthquake shook the northwest of Colombia early Tuesday morning, leaving no reported damage or injuries.
Neo-paramilitary groups are the main generators of violence and threaths against civilians in the northern Middle Magdalena region, according to a Colombian NGO. According to the conflict monitoring NGO Nuevo…
The National Mining Agency announced Tuesday it had expired 32 mining licenses in January and February. Nine of these contracts alone are based in northern part of the country. The…
Colombia’s adventure capital, San Gil, offers thrill-seekers the experience of a lifetime, navigating the dark, narrow passageways of the “Cow Cave.” The city of San Gil, Santander is located about…