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Bogotá, 23 jul (Prensa Latina) Con el homicidio del joven Andrés Córdoba Tamaniza, del pueblo Embera Chami, suman cien los líderes sociales asesinados en Colombia desde el 1 de enero de este año a la fecha. El Instituto para el Desarrollo y la Paz (Indepaz), aseguró que un teniente de la policía en Caldas está entre los dos capturados por la muerte violenta del comunero del resguardo indígena de Totumal, en Belalcazar. De acuerdo con Indepaz, con este nuevo crimen, registran mil 216 lo...

RestoredEaston, a collective of more than a dozen vendors selling new, repurposed, vintage and antique items, on Feb. 11 held a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at 6 S. Third St. in downtown Easton.

This is the dramatic moment a young girl risked her life trying to cross a raging river following the collapse of the only bridge that connected her indigenous community with the nearest town.  The dilapidated footbridge over the Aguita River in Pueblo Rico, Colombia, was used by around 2,000 members of the Embera Chami tribe before it was washed away in floods last November.  Heartbreaking footage showed a child battling against the force of nature as she tried to reach the opposite bank wi...