#colombia

#colombia

In Muzo, life revolves around luck and chance, where the pursuit of emeralds has attracted fortune seekers for generations. The emerald trade, once violent, is now peaceful.

Affordability is a key reason to consider living in or visiting Colombia. Travel and Leisure magazine recently reported that the cost of living in Colombia is about 54% lower than in the U.S.

The meeting seeks to coordinate concrete actions, including legal and diplomatic measures, against Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip, described by member states as genocide.

Marta, who lost her son to a dissident armed group, pleaded with officers for his release, facing threats instead. Hundreds of mothers share her plight.

Growing up in Colombia and online has defined the way I create art, as my identity has been shaped by a country with both superficial and conservative values.

It felt like those interviews and spaces almost resembled therapy sessions... The women felt safe and were able to open up. Emotionally, it was hard for them and for me.

A 15-year-old accused of attempting to murder Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe pleaded not guilty. He is believed to have acted as a hired hitman.

Uprooting the plants means that there will be no more harvests... from coca at least. With coca, the Caicedos said they were guaranteed an income of about $800 a month.

Colombia are currently looking good for qualification for next year's World Cup - but they will be keenly aware that they don't have a huge amount of room for error.

Colombia's coffee production is forecast to decline by 5.3% in 2025/26, reaching 12.5 million bags, attributed to excessive rainfall damage.

These were atrocities that never should have happened," said one of the soldiers during a mid-day break in the exhumations at a cemetery in the central Colombian city of Neiva. The soldier, a former lieutenant colonel, admitted that during the mid-2000s soldiers under his command shot dead 63 civilians and reported them as guerrillas killed in action.

Kevin Liévano-Romero's work on bat parasites is critical, particularly regarding public health in Colombia, where many children still suffer from parasitic infections despite improvements.

We toil with the hope of discovering an emerald during our journey or amid the land supplied by the companies.

The decision to suspend the ceasefire with the dissident faction of FARC reflects ongoing complexities in Colombia's peace negotiations, highlighting challenges to achieving lasting stability.

"That's why we are here, firmly rejecting this structural violence from all fronts," Elizabeth Castillo, a politician and activist, told reporters.

"This is a historic moment," Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez said at a ceremony in the city of Pasto in the southwestern Andean region. He said that in the past two days, the group has handed over land mines, grenades and rockets to an army unit that is destroying them.

Parry was more patient, more respectful and more physically courageous than other white interlopers had been.

We knew we could have a good quality of life in Medellín due to its great healthcare and lower cost of living compared to the US.

Colombia, who aim for their first World Cup finals since 2018, faced a setback against Brazil, highlighting their struggle after starting strongly in qualifiers.