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Colombia to Euthanize Hippos to Control Pablo Escobar’s Invasive Herd

Tico Times - April 14, 2026

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US sanctions Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro

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U.S. Strikes Drug Boat in Pacific Near Colombia, Killing Two

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Trump Says He Will End US Aid to Colombia as Tensions Spike

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Colombia Rejects Closing Darien Gap Border with Panama

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Colombia will not close its border with Panama along the Darien Gap -- the dense, dangerous jungle that has become a major route for...

In Colombia, a February Christmas Breaks Chains of Historical Slavery

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Songs and dances to worship the black Child Jesus and a Christmas celebrated in February: the Afro-Colombian village of Quinamayó celebrates this Saturday the...

Amazon Tribes Battle Against Carbon Credit Scheme

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Chewing on psychoactive coca leaves in a traditional ritual, Colombian Indigenous leader Fabio Valencia seeks the advice of jungle spirits and ancestors about a...

Sebastián Yatra to Perform at 2023 Pan American Games Opening in Chile

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With much "nervousness," Colombian singer Sebastián Yatra will perform at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, where he will...

Colombia’s Jungle Hides Ruins of First Spanish Colonial City

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With brushes and trowels, a team of indigenous women digs into a layer of soil in the middle of the Colombian jungle. Coordinated by...

Colombia’s Cocaine Production Hits Record High: UN Report

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Colombia, the world's biggest cocaine producer, set a new record last year for the manufacture of the drug and cultivation of the coca leaf...

Father of Rescued Colombian Children Faces Abuse Charges

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The father of two Indigenous children who remarkably survived 40 days alone in the Amazon rainforest was charged Saturday with sexually abusing their older...

Rare Footage Shows Humpback Whale Calf Nursing in Colombia

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In a remarkable display of nature's beauty, rare footage captured by the Macuaticos Foundation has revealed a trail of milk dispersing in the Pacific...

Documentary to be made about kids rescued in Amazon

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The Colombian government is working with British producer Simon Chinn to make a documentary about the four Indigenous children who survived 40 days alone...