Recent on Colombia:
Video: "100 Years of Solitude" in pictures
Nadja Drost - Colombia - January 12, 2010 06:48 ET
Using a century-old press, a Colombian artist spent six years illustrating Gabriel Garcia Marquez's famous tale.
Matador: Colombia’s most popular political cartoonist
John Otis - Colombia - January 6, 2010 06:46 ET
Matador’s figures strike poses of bemused innocence as they get into mischief, including killing, kidnapping and stealing elections.
Full Frame: Searching for peace in Ecuador
Caroline Bennett - Full Frame - December 26, 2009 09:40 ET
A photographer journeys to the Ecuadorian border where thousands of Colombians have sought refuge.
Colombia: Land of horrible coffee
John Otis - Colombia - December 22, 2009 06:41 ET
Colombia is the home of Juan Valdez. So how can it be so hard to find a decent cup of coffee?
Guerrillas take to government
Tyler Bridges - The Americas - December 21, 2009 07:09 ET
One-time rebels now hold key political positions across Latin America.
The race to clear Colombia's landmines
Nadja Drost - Colombia - December 6, 2009 08:23 ET
As quick as the military tries to clear these hidden killers, guerrillas replant them.
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Decades of work, but no land titles to show for it
John Otis - Colombia - November 30, 2009 07:10 ET
With no legal claim to their land, many Colombian peasants can't afford seeds, fertilizer or basic machinery.
Apologizing for a father's sins
John Otis - Colombia - November 9, 2009 09:23 ET
Interview: The son of notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar plays a central role in a film about his father’s violent legacy.
War-zone tourism
John Otis - Colombia - November 8, 2009 09:45 ET
It's a national park “where the rainbow becomes a river.” And it's nearly empty.
Soccer team's murder leaves villagers scared
Charlie Devereux - Venezuela - November 4, 2009 06:55 ET
The murder of an amateur soccer team has heightened tensions between Colombia and Venezuela.
Colombia's rebel turncoats
John Otis - Colombia - October 29, 2009 07:12 ET
A government propaganda blitz urges FARC rebels to give up the fight. It seems to be working.
In the jungle with the Colombian army
John Otis - Colombia - October 29, 2009 07:06 ET
A reporter accompanies a Colombian army mission and observes why winning the war remains so difficult.
Angel, or FARC in disguise?
Nadja Drost - Colombia - October 10, 2009 11:49 ET
Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba evokes strong reactions from supporters and detractors alike.
Colombia's spy scandal
John Otis - Colombia - October 1, 2009 05:54 ET
The intelligence agency has been spying on Colombians — but most don't care if it means they're safer from guerrillas.
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Putting a community, and its land, underwater
Nadja Drost - Colombia - September 23, 2009 06:05 ET
Peasants are angry about being pushed off their land for a hydroelectric project whose energy might not even go to Colombians.
Is South America in an arms race?
Nadja Drost - Colombia - September 20, 2009 06:27 ET
Major arms purchases stoke fears of flaring regional tensions on an increasingly militarized continent.
Essay: How to deal with kidnappings
John Otis - Worldview - September 18, 2009 06:02 ET
As the Taliban takes more high-profile hostages, there are lessons to be learned from Colombia's war with the FARC.
Digging up the dead
John Otis - Colombia - September 9, 2009 05:45 ET
Colombia is excavating its civil war dead for the first time — sometimes by going into active war zones.
A Colombian's quest
John Otis - Colombia - September 6, 2009 16:15 ET
Video: The father of a soldier held prisoner symbolically crucified himself to call attention to the plight of Colombia’s hostages.
Global Blogs:
Friday links
The Center for International Policy, Host of the "Plan Colombia and Beyond" blog - Colombia - January 22, 2010 17:46 ET
The Colombian Army is carrying out an offensive against the FARC’s powerful 48th front in Putumayo this week. (Colombian Army photo) Of Colombian officers and soldiers facing trial...
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In his reflections to reporters on the success of the Summit of the Americas, Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe also looked ahead to the next summit,...Read more >
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