In sweltering heat, Colombian Army soldiers, wearing camouflaged suits and anti-COVID masks, walk through the dense vegetation with their assault rifles ready to respond to an eventual attack by their many enemies on the border with Venezuela. The soldiers are part of a new 14,000-strong military unit launched to stop escalating violence in the department […]
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Viva increases frequencies between the Lima – Bogotá route
In order to continue reactivating tourism in Peru and Colombia, the company Viva announced that increased their frequencies on his route from Lima – Bogotá – Lima. They will go from seven weekly flights to 14, with two daily flights. Thus, travelers will have two options to travel between the two capitals, departing at 05:09 […]
BBVA and Confianza start a pilot to bring quality Internet to rural areas of Peru and Colombia
The BBVA Microfinance Foundation (FMBBVA), a group to which Financiera Confianza belongs, has launched a pilot project to expand Internet access in remote areas of Latin America. The initial phase of the project encompasses six satellite connectivity points in rural areas of Colombia and Peru. In Peru, the pilot executed by Financiera Confianza consists of […]
Cocoa sows hope in forgotten Colombia
The banks of the Arauca River are strewn with cacao, which also appears in murals in the houses and even erected in monuments in Arauquita, a Colombian town victim of state neglect, which clings to the fact that this fruit brings well-being. In this area of the department of Arauca, only separated from Venezuela by […]
President Duque of Colombia criticizes cocaine users for destruction of the Amazon
Updated on 11/05/2021 09:58 am The president of Colombia, Iván Duque, criticized those who defend the environment and at the same time consume cocaine, whose production is one of the causes of the deforestation of the Amazon, published this Friday the Financial Times (FT). “In order to produce one hectare of coca, almost two hectares […]
Power grids in Colombia and four other emerging countries will receive investment support
Colombia, Ukraine, Fiji, Kenya and Mali will be the first countries to participate in an investment program that aims to help developing countries transform their power grids to transport increasing levels of renewable energy. The Climate Investment Funds (CIF), created by the world’s largest economies in 2008 to help developing countries accelerate their transition to […]
Presidential candidate who scares investors leads survey in Colombia
Updated on 11/03/2021 02:05 am Colombian senator Gustavo Petro – who wants to tax the rich and reduce the economy’s dependence on fossil fuels – continues to have a wide advantage over his rivals heading into the 2022 presidential election. The former guerrilla, popular among the poorest Colombians and students and feared by many investors, […]
Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama create a marine reserve in the Tropical Pacific
Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama agreed to extend their marine areas and jointly protect them in the Tropical Pacific, they announced at the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow. “We are protecting ecosystems as valuable as Galapagos, such as Cocos Island and its surroundings, from the most valuable ecosystems in the world,” said the […]
The US launches a new strategy to combat drugs in Colombia
USA announced a new strategy to combat drugs on Colombia, which will have as pillars the reduction of production, the development of rural areas and the protection of the environment. The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) explained in a statement the details of the initiative, the product of a joint working […]
Secretary of State affirms that to fight against drug trafficking it is necessary to reduce demand in the United States.
The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, assured, upon his arrival in Colombia, that in order to fight drug trafficking, the roots of the problem must be addressed, such as inequity or “reducing demand in the United States, which is what is fueling all illicit activity.” Blinken addressed in a joint press conference with the […]