Colombia

For thousands of years, Indigenous groups and pre-Columbian civilizations observed the universe to better understand the world

Although official sources have made no comment on the matter, experts agree that the Latin American leader has undergone a cosmetic procedure, ending two months of speculation

David Knezevich was the prime suspect in the disappearance of the US citizen last February while the couple were involved in a multimillion-dollar divorce

The new director of Amnesty International in the Americas has criticized the use of the military and heavy-handed measures to combat crime in the region: ‘The Armed Forces are not trained to ensure public safety’

The commanders of the self-proclaimed Gaitanista Army of Colombia ask that the arrest warrants against their leaders be lifted

The ‘bon vivant’ was living in Marbella, on the Costa del Sol, where he was arrested for organizing a shipment of 60 kilos of cocaine from Colombia to Spain

Founder of the NGO Libertas International, the US citizen has identified Americans who come to Medellín with the purpose of sexually abusing minors

Colombia’s capital of tourism has instituted a plan against sex work and trafficking in central neighborhoods geared towards “reestablishing public order”, but it fails to address the issue’s most basic causes. Many vulnerable families allow and even promote the sale of their children’s bodies. ‘To the police, we are nothing,’ says one woman

The drug Qdenga, which has begun to be distributed massively in Brazil, could be a useful tool against a disease on the rise in Latin America

Tickets for the Colombian artist’s tour ‘Las Mujeres Ya No lloran’ are now on sale. This leg will consist of 14 concerts in the United States and Canada

The drug lord recounts his life as a key member of the Medellín Cartel after leaving a US prison, where he served 33 years

From Colombia’s north coast to Mexico, corals, mangroves and turtle nests are threatened by the massive influx of floating seaweed

A survey conducted by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance shows that, in 11 of 19 countries analyzed, less than half of voters think that the last elections were free and fair

Brazil will extradite fugitive Jaime Saade to Barranquilla to begin serving his prison sentence

The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela presented a united front following a diplomatic row over the incapacitation of the most visible opposition candidate for the Venezuelan presidential election

Mayor Federico Gutiérrez banned prostitution in tourist areas after an American was caught with two young girls in a hotel room

President accuses senators of torpedoing healthcare reform after having received foreign money

The climate crisis’ impacts on major African producers has seen cocoa prices soar by over 150%

The president responded to the rejection of his health reform in Congress with an energetic speech and intervention in the public-private EPS system

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

Colombia has demanded an apology and will expel diplomats after the Argentine president called Gustavo Petro a ‘terrorist murderer’ during an interview with CNN

President Gustavo Petro has opened the door to dialogue with the largest drug trafficking organization in the country, which presents itself as a ‘political-military organization’

A new report from the IACHR reveals that the departments where defenders are killed the most are the areas with the highest production of coca

Venezuelan, Peruvian, Haitian, Chinese, and Afghan families endure hunger, disease, and violence while they raise money to cross the rainforest and reach Panama, on the only land route that leads from South America to the United States

The region’s far-right leaders are waging a battle against the gains made by the feminist movement