Santos: ELN Peace Talks Conundrum

A few days before President Santos was re-elected, he promised the Colombian people peace talks with the ELN. But as guest writer Richard McColl...

World News Round-Up…

LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN Argentina: A US judge ruled that Argentina is in contempt of court for refusing to obey an order to repay the debt it...

The View From Palestine

[caption id="attachment_21786" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Differences between the two sides continue to cause friction in the ongoing...

Bogota’s TransMilenio System: A Painful Route to the Future

[caption id="attachment_1113" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Rush hour commuters pack Calle 100 TransMilenio Station in this undated photo. Debate...

Popstars Record Peace Song

SIXTY Colombian musicians from all over the country have united to record a song for peace, in an attempt to mobilize civil society to help end the...

Peace Plan Details

Negotiators release agreements on agricultural reform, illicit drugs and political participation  The government and FARC peace delegations last...

Police Raid Black Market Phone Vendors

[caption id="attachment_1102" align="alignright" width="300"] Police with a selection of seized phones[/caption] In an attempt to combat the scourge...

Stratas ‘Like Caste System’

Colombia’s formal strata system, originally put in place to determine how much in subsidies low-income households should receive and how much...

Powerful Sinaloa Drug Cartel ‘In Medellin’

[caption id="attachment_1103" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Mexican Sinaloa cartel is active in Medellin, according to El...

Indigenous Communities At Risk

[caption id="attachment_1100" align="alignright" width="300"] Niñas wayuu. Photo: Mario Carvajal CC BY 2.0[/caption] Colombia’s indigenous people...