The election of Abelardo de la Espriella as Colombia’s president marks the latest advance of leaders and movements that are reshaping the political map of the region. With the notable exceptions of Mexico and Brazil, the right is gaining ground and threatening to roll back many of the political and social advances of recent decades
The earthquake was just the latest battle with death for this Colombian woman who was rescued in Pereira after 36 hours under the rubble
Defense Secretary Hegseth says he does not rule out a military option in Cuba and proposes operations on Colombian soil. Trump’s strategy to control the region is meeting with resistance from Mexico and submission from Central America
The secretary of defense reveals a decision by the government of Abelardo de la Espriella that marks a shift in the South American country’s security policy
Citizens have built informal refuges with their own hands to help hundreds of people who have not received support from local authorities
Search operations continue as authorities try to find the roughly 200 people who remain missing. A US agency estimates that reconstruction will probably require between $1 billion and $10 billion
Abelardo de la Espriella begins his presidency dealing with the aftermath of a natural disaster that will test his leadership skills
Colombians living in South Florida are searching for news about their loved ones and coordinating aid shipments. Some will be unable to travel to see relatives as they are undocumented and risk deportation
US State Secretary Marco Rubio as well as the leaders of Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador and even Venezuela, which is still dealing with the aftermath of its own quakes, have offered to send teams and equipment
The tremors began at 7.35 am and lasted four minutes. The mayor of Cali, where structures have collapsed, has asked people to walk out of buildings if they see any cracks
The very nature of this material, which repels water, makes it easy for microorganisms to thrive in it and form communities
The South American country is moving from a left-wing government to a right-wing one, as has happened across much of the Americas. The new president, with no background in government work, is facing a cocktail of challenges that would be demanding for any experienced leader
Gustavo Petro is spending his last day as president after a term filled with promises, noise and controversy
Colombia’s president-elect announces the closure of the Office of the High Commissioner for Peace and three additional entities created to carry out the agreement with the FARC guerrilla
The nocturnal, solitary ‘Leopardus pardinoides,’ recently recognized as a species, was recorded for the first time in Cochabamba
As the president prepares to leave office, military attacks on the Gulf Clan have intensified, while his flagship peace negotiations never got off the ground
The vice president-elect says that Abelardo de la Espriella’s government, which begins on August 7, does not fit into the far right, the right or the center, and that its guiding principle is pragmatism
The new president of Colombia is in Washington’s orbit, giving a new boost to anti-immigration and hardline policies in the region
Former detainees managed to smuggle out of the center a diary, an electronic wristband, a silicone cup and other items from the facility. They keep them as tangible testimonies of an experience they do not want to be forgotten
With meetings suspended indefinitely, the outgoing government is seeking legal safeguards through oversight bodies and plans to publicize its record directly via social media
While outgoing president Gustavo Petro denies the legitimacy of the incoming leader’s victory at the polls, and his candidate Iván Cepeda talks of civil disobedience, the administrative transition moves forward smoothly
Six young people in their 20s compose and rap in their native language and in Spanish about the history of their communities
Claims that Abelardo de la Espriella’s win was driven by armed pressure behind Iván Cepeda’s vote stigmatize the left without evidence
After a year of disputes over methodology, the Gustavo Petro administration accepts a 3.5% increase in coca cultivation
An acrimonious, polarized presidential campaign has started to recede after Iván Cepeda conceded defeat and the National Electoral Council confirmed the result following the final count
The president-elect of Colombia has supported building mega-prisons, scaling back bureaucracy and withdrawing the country from the United Nations system. He’ll face opposition from half the country
Right-wing governments are now in power in 12 countries in their various forms, as hardline security policies, rollbacks of women’s and minority rights, and alliances in Trump’s orbit gain ground
