The kidnapping of a military general by FARC rebels operating in Colombia’s Pacific state of Choco — which led to the suspension of peace talks with the government — has shone a spotlight on the ...

CONDOTO, Colombia (Reuters) - More than a hundred residents of Colombia's northwestern municipality of Condoto gathered over the weekend to plead with government officials for help amid fighting ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. From a distance, it looked like a game of baseball, but the reality is that the fighters were training because war could be just around the corner ...

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Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD), a climate change mechanism proposed by the U.N., has been widely lauded for its potential to simultaneously deliver a variety of benefits ...

Choco Governor Nubia Carolina Cordoba said that her convoy was attacked while traveling through the province in western Colombia. According to the governor, armed men opened fire on her caravan while ...

Landslides in Colombia’s northwestern area of Chocó have killed at least 37 people, authorities from the Prosecutor’s Office told CNN en Español on Saturday. The latest report did not say how many had ...