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What You Need To Know About Colombia’s Election
Whichever candidate wins, the election result will mark a significant departure from the status quo in the traditionally conservative, U.S.-allied country
By Eloise Barry
June 17, 2022
Colombia Presidential Favorite Seeks Global Anti-Oil Bloc
Colombia’s presidential front-runner Gustavo Petro is calling on ideological allies across the world to join him in forming a new anti-fossil fuel bloc.
By Andrea Jaramillo and Oscar Medina / Bloomberg
January 14, 2022
'There's No Easy Way Out of This.' How Anti-Government Protests in Colombia Escalated into Deadly Clashes with Police
Scenes from the protests over inequality that have been raging in cities across the country since April 28
By Ciara Nugent
May 7, 2021
Colombian President Duque on Welcoming Venezuelan Refugees
Why Colombia opened its arms to Venezuelan refugees
By Karl Vick and Photographs by Fabiola Ferrero for TIME
March 20, 2021
Why Armed Groups in Latin America Are Enforcing COVID-19 Lockdowns
In spring, as Colombia settled into a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, some Colombians received troubling new guidelines—and not from the government. In remote parts of 11 of the country’s 32 states, armed groups began enforcing their...
By Ciara Nugent
July 22, 2020
What to Know About Colombia's Historic Abortion Ruling
A case brought to Colombia's top court by anti-abortion campaigner Natalia Bernal Cano could transform the country's abortion law when the verdict is announced in the next few weeks – but perhaps not in the...
By Ciara Nugent
February 19, 2020
Colombia Must Protect the Women Risking Their Lives to Defend Black Communities
Danelly Estupiñán will never forget the first threats she received back in 2015. First came the text message declaring “Danelly, your end has come.” And then a distorted voice over the phone, repeating: “we know...
By Duncan Tucker
November 23, 2019
Student Protester’s Death Sparks Fresh Protests in Colombia. Here’s What to Know
Protests in Colombia have continued into a second week, inflamed in part by the death of an 18-year-old protester who was hit in the head by a police projectile. As news spread of Dilan Cruz’s...
By Rachael Bunyan
November 22, 2019
Women in Colombia Endured Horrific Abuses During Decades of Conflict. Now the Female Candidates Who Won in Elections Will Reshape the Country
New Bogota mayor Claudia López is one of many women hoping to reshape Colombia after women suffered decades of abuse during the conflict
By Neha Wadekar
October 30, 2019
Veterinarian Who Smuggled Liquid Heroin Implanted Inside Puppies Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison
“Be merciful to me,” he said, through a translator. “Those were very difficult years of my life.”
By Melissa Chan
February 7, 2019
Crisis Brews as Colombia Asks Cuba to Extradite Rebels
The ELN claimed an attack last week that killed 20 at a Bogota police academy
By Matthew Bristow and Oscar Medina / Bloomberg
January 22, 2019
How Panama Became the Most Treacherous Crossing Point for Migrants on a Long Journey to the U.S.
For migrants from Asia, Africa and the Middle East, making it across Panama's jungle border can be the most dangerous part of the journey.
By Caitlyn Yates/Capurganá
July 25, 2018
Ivan Duque’s Plan to Fix a Divided Colombia
Iván Duque won his country's presidency by running against the peace deal he now has to fix
By Wes Tomaselli/Bogotá
July 19, 2018
Democracy Isn't Perfect, But It Will Still Prevail
Mass migration, terrorism and economic woes are fueling authoritarians around the world. NATO's former Supreme Allied Commander on why government of, by and for the people will win again
By James Stavridis
July 12, 2018
The Most Surprising Aspect of Colombia's Elections Wasn't Who Won
Colombians didn't just vote for a new president—they helped create a new political landscape.
By Eduardo Posada-Carbó
June 20, 2018
What Colombia's New President Means for Justice for Women
For decades, Colombia ignored violence against women committed by all sides in the conflict. That could change
By Lucy Sherriff/Bogota
June 19, 2018
5 Reasons Why Right-Wing Senator Ivan Duque Is Likely to Win Colombia's Presidential Election
The country faces a stark choice between far left and hard right. Here's why they're likely to opt for the latter
By Ian Bremmer
June 1, 2018
Ivan Duque Is Colombia’s Right Wing Answer to Macron, and He’s Poised to Win the Presidency
Iván Duque is on track to succeed Juan Manuel Santos as President of Colombia, after winning national elections on May 27. But with 39% of the vote, the right-wing Senator did not secure a large...
By Ciara Nugent
May 31, 2018
Why Colombia’s Fragile Peace Is Tied to the Fate of an Ex-Guerrilla Leader
Colombia’s presidential elections on Sunday are the first since the end of the war
By Ciara Nugent
May 25, 2018
Why Venezuelan Migrants Are Making Handbags Out of Worthless Banknotes
In the dusty Colombian town of Maicao, four men and women huddle along a shady patch of concrete and form an assembly line. One unpacks a rubber-banded heap of banknotes. The next person folds each...
By Wes Michael Tomaselli / Maicao
May 7, 2018
Watch Live: President Trump Meets With Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos at the White House
President Trump and Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos are meeting Thursday to talk about strengthening the relationship between the two countries. Their agenda, according to the White House, includes discussions on implementing the Colombian peace...
By Julia Zorthian
May 18, 2017
Woman Swallows More Than $7,000 to Keep Cash From Husband
"It seems it was an act of desperation"
By Megan McCluskey
May 5, 2017
Brazilian Soccer Team Plane Was 'Doomed', Expert Says
Early reports state the aircraft suffered an electrical failure but investigators aren't ruling out the possibility that the plane ran out of fuel
By Dominique Rowe
November 30, 2016
What to Know About the Soccer Team in the Colombian Plane Crash
They are seen as the "Cinderella story" of Brazilian soccer
By Kevin Lui
November 29, 2016
Why Real Peace in Colombia Matters to the U.S.—and the Rest of the Americas
5 reasons the U.S. should do all it can to see the peace accord come to fruition
By James Stavridis
October 27, 2016
Neither at War Nor at Peace, Colombia's FARC Rebels Watch and Wait
TIME visits the FARC rebels in a remote camp in Colombia
By John Otis/Yarí Savannah, Colombia
October 17, 2016
Start Thinking Like a Kid to Get Things Done
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
October 17, 2016
How Colombia's Failed Peace Deal Helped Change My Understanding of War
"The white dove is injured. We are all injured, and we are suffering"
By Martha Llano / World Pulse / Colombia
October 14, 2016
The World Reacts to Juan Manuel Santos Winning the Nobel Peace Prize
Many offered congratulations, as well as surprise, at news of the winner
By Suyin Haynes
October 7, 2016
Syria's White Helmets Didn't Get the Nobel. But Their Rescue Work Continues
The group was considered a top candidate for the prize
By Jared Malsin/Istanbul
October 7, 2016
What Comes Next For Juan Manuel Santos and Colombia?
“I receive this prize on behalf of all Colombians, especially the millions of victims,” said the President
By John Otis/Bogota
October 7, 2016
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos Wins Nobel Peace Prize
He was honored for bringing FARC to the negotiating table. Here's what else he has achieved
By Kate Samuelson
October 7, 2016
Read Why the Nobel Committee Awarded Juan Manuel Santos the Peace Prize
A full transcript of the Nobel Committee's citation for the Colombian president
By TIME Staff
October 7, 2016
Who Will Win the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize? Here Are Some Contenders
As the winner is announced on Friday, here's what to know about who might be in the running
By Suyin Haynes
October 6, 2016
Why Referendums Have Been Backfiring
Colombian voters shocked outsiders on Oct. 2 by voting down a measure, backed by their President, that would have formally ended the government's half-century war with FARC rebels. Given similarly surprising referendum results elsewhere, it's...
By Ian Bremmer
October 6, 2016
Colombia's Shock Referendum Vote Leaves Peace Deal in Tatters
Voters angry at the concessions given to FARC militants helped defeat the peace accords
By John Otis
October 3, 2016
What to Know About the Origins of Colombia's FARC
A new truce in Colombia may put an end to a 52-year conflict—but the reason for the fighting is even older than that
By Lily Rothman
September 26, 2016
How Peace-Finally-Came to Reign Throughout the Western Hemisphere
Church bells rang in the small towns of Colombia at 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 29. The tolling marked the official start of a cease-fire that was years in the making and the end of a...
By Bryan Walsh
September 12, 2016
Colombia Approves Referendum on FARC Peace Deal
A landmark ceasefire agreement was signed with the Marxist rebels last month
By Simon Lewis
July 19, 2016
FARC Splinter Unit Says It Won't Lay Down Arms
The move threatens to derail a deal announced just two weeks ago
By Rishi Iyengar
July 7, 2016
Colombian President Hails Obama For U.S. Support For Peace Deal
After nearly four years of peace talks Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a ceasefire with Marxist rebels on June 23 in Cuba
By John Otis/Bogota
June 30, 2016
How the World's Longest-Running Civil War Ended
'The war has basically stopped'
By John Otis/Bogota
June 23, 2016
Nearly 12,000 Pregnant Women in Colombia Have Zika
The number is likely underestimated
By Alexandra Sifferlin
June 15, 2016
Colombia Seizes 8.8 Tons of Cocaine, President Says It's 'Biggest' Find in History
The drugs were discovered in a underground bunker on a banana plantation
By Maya Rhodan
May 16, 2016
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