Venezuela starts to see some perks of renewed ties with Colombia
Cross-border trade between Colombia and Venezuela has slowly opened up after the countries reengaged following years of bad relations.
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Inside the emerald mines that make Colombia a global giant of the green gem
NPR ventures into a Colombian emerald mine — which used to be more dangerous, with potential explosions inside and gunfights outside. The CEO, a former U.S. diplomat, says he wanted to change that.
Who can house a hippo? Colombia hopes export part of Pablo Escobar's bloat
Dozens of the invasive behemoths, descended from 4 imported by the 1980s drug lord, are thriving in the region around his former ranch. Colombia wants to ship some of them to Mexico and India.
Colombia's VP says a bomb discovered near her home was an assassination attempt
Vice President Francia Marquez said that her security team found more than seven kilos of explosives buried next to a rural road that leads to her home. She has previously faced death threats.
Ex-rebel sworn in as Colombia's president in historic shift
Colombia's first leftist president will be sworn into office Sunday, promising to fight inequality and heralding a turning point in the history of the country.
Colombia's tribunal exposes how troops kidnapped and killed thousands of civilians
Colombian army officers kidnapped and executed over 6,400 civilians from 2002 to 2008 and falsely reported them as Marxist guerrillas killed in combat to boost body counts, a special tribunal found.
Former rebel Gustavo Petro wins Colombia's presidential election
Colombians elect the country's first leftist president and first Black woman to be vice president.
After Colombia's election surprise, a populist TikTok star poses stiff competition
A 77-year-old populist who campaigns over TikTok and promises budget cuts and jail for corrupt officials is now neck and neck with his leftist opponent ahead of Sunday's runoff election.
A leftist will face a businessman as Colombia's presidential race heads to a runoff
The results represent a major shift in the Latin American country's presidential politics that conservatives and moderates had long dominated.
Colombia goes into elections Sunday with a leftist looking to make history
Colombia's presidential election is Sunday, and for the first time, a leftist candidate is favored to come out ahead. Business elites are nervous.