FARC

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Photo taken Oct. 18, 2017, showing a former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla participating in a program in the southwestern Colombian town of Toro to change their lives and reincorporate themselves into civil society. EFE/ERNESTO GUZMAN JR

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Ex-guerrillas laid down…

On a farm in the southwestern Colombian town of Toro, 20 adults who spent their best years as FARC…

October 23rd, 2017

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The documentary Ajenos a la paz seeks to encourage a dialogue on the social reintegration of former FARC guerrillas in Colombia. Photo: Courtesy of Ajenos a la paz.

A documentary about FARC

March 1st, 2023

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Based in New York, the journalist is the author of 'Caught in the Storm of War: Memoirs of a War Reporter.' Courtesy: Adriana Aristizábal / ivoice.agency

Books and Authors

'Caught in the Storm of War'

May 2nd, 2022

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The FARC signed a peace agreement with the Colombian government in 2016. Photo: AFP, Luis Acosta

Heritage and History

From guerrillas to guardians

July 9th, 2020

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BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - OCTOBER 02: Presidential Gaurd soldiers keep watch during the referendum on a peace accord to end the 52-year-old guerrilla war between the FARC and the state on October 2, 2016 in Bogota, Colombia. The guerrilla war is the longest-running armed conflict in the Americas and has left 220,000 dead. The plan called for a disarmament and re-integration of most of the estimated 7,000 FARC fighters. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Peace accord unravels

September 3rd, 2019

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Supporters of the Partido de Acción Ciudadana (PAC) await the arrival of their presidential candidate, Carlos Alvarado on Sunday, February 4, 2018, after knowing that he will contest the second round of Costa Rican presidential elections with Fabricio Alvarado, evangelical leader of the Partido Restauración Nacional (PRN), in San José (Costa Rica). EFE / Alexander Otárola

A decisive year for LATAM

February 5th, 2018

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Pope Francis attends a farewell ceremony with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (L) and first lady Maria Clemencia Rodriguez (R) during the last day of his official visit, at Rafael Nuñez Airport in Cartagena, Bolivar, Colombia, Sept. 10, 2017. EPA-EFE/LEONARDO MUÑOZ

Heritage and History

"Your brother needs you"

September 11th, 2017

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UN creates second mission to verify peace process in Colombia. Photo provided by United Nations showing a general view of the UN Security Council during a meeting held at UN headquarters in New York, United States on July 10, 2017. EFE/UN Photo/Manuel Elias

Following peace very…

July 10th, 2017

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Undated photo provided on June 8, 2017 showing Bernardo Cuero Bravo, a prosecutor of the National Association of Afro Descendants (Afrodes). EFE/Afrodes

Heritage and History

Black activist killed in…

June 9th, 2017

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US President Donald J. Trump (R) shakes hands with President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos (L) during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 18 May 2017. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

USA-Colombia: Trump focuses…

May 19th, 2017

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Colombian journalist and writer Alfredo Molano during an interview with EFE in Bogota, Colombia on May 6, 2017. EFE/MAURICIO DUEÑAS CASTAÑEDA

Heritage and History

"A Look at the Black…

May 9th, 2017

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A cocaine plantation in Colombia. Source: Wikimedia

Heritage and History

Coca-growing in Colombia is…

March 24th, 2017