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Gustavo Petro, the newly elected president, hopes to end nearly 60 years of conflict

Colombia's new president said Saturday he was suspending arrest warrants and extradition requests for members of the left-wing guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN) in an effort to restart…

The peace process between Colombia's new leftist administration and the National Liberation Army is underway.

Bogota, Aug 21 (Prensa Latina) The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, today authorized the reinstatement of the protocols for negotiations with the National Liberation Army (ELN) in order to advance towards peace.

When Colombias new president says he intends to regulate the use of illegal substances - or at least some ...

It’s the home of notorious drug trafficker Pablo Escobar, and the origin of legendary Santa Marta Gold — once the most sought-after varieties of weed in the United States — named after Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range.

Bogota, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) An investigation by Raya magazine reveals tht Cuba was the target of espionage by Colombian military intelligence agencies under the previous government serving the interests of US agents.

Yet, in the same period Peru has held onto the unlikely title of the fastest growing major economy in Latin America. That period of standout growth is set to end this year, an analysis of World Bank data and International Monetary Fund forecasts shows, with Colombia claiming the top spot, as a decade of increasingly disruptive political finally hits Peru.

Reports published this week indicate that Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro is kick-starting diplomatic and trade relations with Venezuela.

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