Colombia News » Cauca News Colombia » Cauca: Violence Rages On in Colombia’s Cauca Department
A wave of violence has struck Colombia’s southwestern Cauca department, in the form of targeted killings and armed groups battling for control of coca crops and trafficking routes — a deadly mix. Much ...
News Colombia » Cauca: Roldanillo nestled between Colombia’s towering green mountains
Roldanillo in Valle del Cauca, Colombia, sits within a scenic landscape of green hills, mountain ridges, and fertile valleys. This aerial view captures the town’s traditional red-tiled roofs, ...
News Colombia » Cauca: Young Indigenous leaders in Colombia’s violent Cauca gather to resist violence and elect new voices
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News Colombia » Cauca: Colombia reels from deadliest civilian bombing wave in years, toll hits 20
CAJIBIO, Colombia – A bomb tore through a passenger bus on the Pan-American Highway in southern Colombia on Saturday, killing 20 civilians and wounding 36 others in the single bloodiest attack to ...
News Colombia » Cauca: At least 7 dead after wave of explosions hit southwest Colombia, authorities say
A wave of explosions rocked southwest Colombia on Tuesday morning, authorities said, killing at least seven people in an attack believed to be targeting the country’s police. Explosions occurred in ...
News Colombia » Cauca: Why Are Social Leaders Dying in Colombia’s Cauca?
The murders of social leaders in Colombia have only accelerated in 2019 In early 2018, Colombia’s Ombudsman’s Office sounded the alarm regarding an unprecedented increase in the murders of social ...
News Colombia » Cauca: Colombia's armed groups have found a new battlefield: TikTok
Guns, cash, military uniforms and promises of adventure are showing up across TikTok and Facebook. A new investigation reveals what Colombia's armed groups are doing there.
News Colombia » Cauca: Colombia reels from explosive attack as death toll climbs to 20
The death toll from an explosive attack in Colombia on Saturday has risen to 20, according to authorities, with over 36 more injured. The government blames a dissident faction of the demobilized FARC ...
News Colombia » Cauca: Colombia’s frontlines of the drug war: Cauca
Colombian authorities are combating cocaine production in some of the most remote regions. Cauca is one of the long-neglected areas where the drug trade has fueled political conflict. In spite of ...