Colombia’s Precarious Peace
As a 53-year civil war winds down, coca growers face growing pressure to shelve their lucrative crop.
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Peace Rejected: A Letter From Colombia
A visiting activist describes how a chance to end 50 years of war slipped away
After 50 Years of War, a Chance at Peace
Colombia’s voters to decide fate of historic peace accords
Doris Salcedo: At the Intersection of Normalcy and Terror
Doris Salcedo The Guggenheim Through October 12 Doris Salcedo’s untitled sculptures (1989-90) start with some white button-down shirts, sitting…
Resisting Gentrification at Gunpoint
BUENAVENTURA, Colombia — A gentle breeze wafts through the wooden stilt house rocked by the ocean’s waves in the…
CIA Agents Assassinated in Afghanistan Worked for ‘Contractor’ Active in Venezuela, Cuba
At least eight U.S. citizens were killed on a CIA operations base in Afghanistan this past Wednesday, Dec. 30.…
Colombia Calling: The Other Wiretap Scandal
When the editorial staff of Semana, a feisty Bogotá-based weekly news magazine, was closing out their Feb. 21 edition,…
Propaganda War: Magic Laptops hit FARC, Chavez
Since the Colombian government bombed a guerrilla camp on Ecuadoran soil March 1, it has orchestrated a highly effective…
Colombia (Once Again) Blocks Efforts at Rapprochement with Ecuador
A quick note: Hi, I’m new to this blog. I’m an independent journalist in Quito, Ecuador. I write about…