Santiago Triana Sánchez

The people of Boyacá, in central Colombia, still bear the stigma of the so-called ‘green wars’ that ended with a peace agreement in 1990. The town has distanced itself from the crimes linked to the precious stone trade, and these days a group of miners and artisans are exploring their business through social media while promoting tourism in the region

The remote-controlled submersible, with the capacity to transport over 1.5 tons of cocaine, is the first of its kind located in national waters. It had antennas, surveillance cameras and a Starlink modem to link to satellite internet

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said he wants to transfer the Hacienda Nápoles Theme Park land to victims of violence, but merchants see it as a cornerstone of their economy

The city’s mayor Federico Gutiérrez announces the six-month suspension of sex work in the neighborhood El Poblado and limits operating hours of the bars and clubs in the area, in which he says sex trafficking is taking place

The Israeli prime minister has sent a letter to Gustavo Petro asking him to support the efforts to free the 136 people held captive by the Islamic group

The self-confessed killer, who had been diagnosed with cancer, has died at the age of 66. He had been sentenced to 40 years in prison for his crimes, which took place in the 1990s

Diego Molano and Jaime Arizabaleta, pre-candidates for the mayoralties of Bogotá and Cali, have proposed building prisons inspired by Nayib Bukele’s crusade against crime

Since the four children were rescued from the Amazon jungle, the operation has shifted its focus to finding a six-year-old Belgian shepherd who went missing during the mission

The father of the infants, Manuel Ranoque, has shared details of their 40-day ordeal in the Amazon, and warned that FARC dissidents have threatened to kill him