Colombia News » Choco News Colombia » Choco » Commerce: A triple crisis: Earthquake takes a heavy toll on Colombia's impoverished and neglected region
BOGOTA, Colombia — Ismael Arias was headed to the market when the devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit western Colombia last week, sowing death and destruction. His home region of Choco was the ...
News Colombia » Choco » Commerce: Colombia’s Choco: From a tropical paradise to a jungle hell
Inhabitants of Colombia’s western Choco province have been on strike for days to demand improvement of their unbearable living conditions. Here is why. For decades, if not centuries, the province has ...
News Colombia » Choco » Commerce: Colombia Earthquake: Powerful 7.4 Quake Hits Chocó as Tourism and Airports Assess Damage
A powerful 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia’s Chocó region, damaging buildings and triggering emergency responses across several cities. As authorities assess injuries and infrastructure, attention is ...
News Colombia » Choco » Commerce: REDD in Colombia: using forests to finance conservation and communities in Colombia’s Choco, a former war zone
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD), a climate change mechanism proposed by the U.N., has been widely lauded for its potential to simultaneously deliver a variety of benefits ...
News Colombia » Choco » Commerce: An Isolated Corner of Colombia Faces Deeper Hardship After a Quake
In Chocó, a remote region, “pain, hunger and homelessness await” survivors of last week’s earthquake, the governor said. Shakira visited to help draw awareness. Soldiers and volunteers offloading aid ...