The mission set out to reach the remote village of Tandil, where six people were killed and 20 others wounded last Thursday while protesting against the government's push to eradicate coca, the raw material of cocaine.
The mission set out to reach the remote village of Tandil, where six people were killed and 20 others wounded last Thursday while protesting against the government's push to eradicate coca, the raw material of cocaine.
Colombia is considered to be the country with the second most landmines in the world, following Afghanistan.
En este viaje, Pence buscará remarcar el compromiso del Gobierno de Trump con Latinoamérica y reforzar el esfuerzo multilateral para aislar a Venezuela, inmersa en una profunda crisis económica y con la reciente instauración de una Asamblea Nacional Constituyente que Washington considera "ilegítima".
At a joint press conference with President Santos, Pence also took the occasion to condemn the violent incident on Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia, describing it as a tragedy, in which three people were killed and more than 20 wounded during a march by white supremacists.
The boat El Almirante was carrying 150 tourists, when it was shipwrecked yesterday in the waters of the Peñol-Guatapé reservoir (Antioquia), northwest of Colombia.
La embarcación El Almirante transportaba 150 turistas, cuando naufragó el día de ayer en aguas del embalse Peñol-Guatapé (Antioquía), al noroeste de Colombia.
Both leaders met in Washington and agreed to work for peace and democracy in Venezuela. With an agenda focusing on security, fighting drug trafficking and controlling illegal immigration, Varela is expected to meet today with Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly.
Hacia las cinco de la tarde del día sábado, una explosión en el baño de mujeres del segundo piso de un centro comercial en Bogotá cobró la vida de tres mujeres e hirió a once personas.
Investigators are looking at three theories in connection with the bombing that killed three women, including a 23-year-old French citizen, in Bogota's most exclusive shopping center on Saturday.
Estados Unidos impuso hoy sanciones al presidente del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) de Venezuela, Maikel Moreno, y otros siete jueces por "usurpar la autoridad" de la Asamblea Nacional, y pidió al mandatario venezolana, Nicolás Maduro, que libere a los presos políticos y "devuelva el poder al pueblo".
El presidente de EEUU Donald Trump dio el jueves la bienvenida a su homólogo colombiano, Juan Manuel Santos, de visita oficial en el país. Los líderes expresaron más interés en temas como la erradicación del problema de la cocaína, la lucha contra el tráfico de drogas y la crisis en Venezuela, que en el proceso de Paz en Colombia.
US President Donald Trump welcomed his Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos, to the White House on Thursday, appearing to express more interest in coca eradication, the anti-drug fight and the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela than in the Colombian peace agreement.
La Capital del Departamento de Putumayo, al sur de Colombia, se vio sepultada por una avalancha de lodo y agua causada por el desbordamiento de tres ríos aledaños.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos confirmed Sunday that at least 210 people died and 203 were injured in the mudslides that buried or wiped away part of the city of Mocoa, promising that the southern jungle city will be rebuilt.
A new peace deal was signed yesterday between the Colombian president, Juan Manuel Santos, and the chief of the guerrillas, Rodrigo Londoño. The deal comes two months after Colombians voted "No" in a Referendum to decide wether to sign a peace with the FARC or not.
The guerrilla ex-leaders warned that despite a large number of ex-militants, there was no "psychological work" in the reintegration process.
La ONU reiteró hoy su preocupación por la violencia de los últimos días en Venezuela y alertó del impacto regional que puede tener la crisis en el país.
La Casa Blanca confirmó hoy que el presidente, Donald Trump, mantuvo una "breve conversación" este fin de semana con los expresidentes colombianos Álvaro Uribe y Andrés Pastrana en el club privado del mandatario, llamado Mar-a-Lago, en West Palm Beach (Florida).
El mundo pasa por momentos tan oscuros que las buenas noticias parecen casi inexistentes. Pero existen, tal y como lo demuestra felizmente el acuerdo de paz en Colombia.
These are dark times in the world and good news are few and far between. But as the end of the war in Colombia proves, they do exist. And boy, are they welcome!
