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Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos (left) and FARC leader Timochenko attend a ceremony in Mesetas to mark the rebel group’s disarmament. (AFP)


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Colombia from Drug Cartels to Tourism

Colombia from Drug Cartels to Tourism

Bogota, London- The scene in Colombia has differed from ten years ago, when armed members used to collect 10$ from people to protect them from street gangs. Those gangs chased tourists visiting the country to discover its jungles or the Sierra Nevada mountain range....
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Republican U.S. Presidential nominee Donald Trump attends a campaign event at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio August 1, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Thayer


How Trump Can Make the Americas Great Again

How Trump Can Make the Americas Great Again

Latin Americans are understandably edgy these days. The region’s economy is struggling, corruption scandals have spread like mosquito-borne disease, and Washington’s new management seems all too caught up in overheated talk of bad hombres and big beautiful...
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This handout picture released by Colombian Presidency press office shows Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. AFP


Colombia, Rebels Sign Revised Peace Deal

Colombia, Rebels Sign Revised Peace Deal

Colombia’s government and FARC rebels signed a controversial revised peace accord Thursday to end their half-century conflict, in a far more sober ceremony than a first deal rejected last month by millions at a plebiscite. President Juan Manuel Santos and...
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Colombian Army soldiers guard the area where FARC guerrillas ambushed soldiers in Timba, Colombia, on April 15, 2015. (EPA/Christian Escobar Mora)