Colombia News » Choco News Colombia » Choco » History: Colombia revives its century-old dream of linking the Atlantic and the Pacific
Though bitter rivals, former president Gustavo Petro and incumbent Abelardo de la Espriella have both backed the plan to connect the two oceans ...
News Colombia » Choco » History: A triple crisis: Earthquake takes a heavy toll on Colombia's impoverished and neglected region
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 epicenter. Leaving ...
News Colombia » Choco » History: A magnitude 7.4 earthquake killed more than 300 people across Colombia’s Chocó region
A powerful earthquake that struck western Colombia on August 10, 2026 has become the deadliest seismic disaster the country has recorded in more than two decades, with the confirmed death toll ...
News Colombia » Choco » History: Earthquake in Colombia: More than 43,175 people homeless in Chocó region
QUIBDO, Colombia — There were more than 43,175 people homeless in western Colombia’s Chocó region after the 7.4-magnitude earthquake on Monday, according to the area’s governor. The earthquake’s ...
News Colombia » Choco » History: 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 » History: Powerful Earthquake Strikes Colombia’s Pacific Coast
A powerful earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday morning, damaging buildings in the Pacific department of Chocó and sending office workers into the streets in Bogotá, Quito and Panama City. The ...
News Colombia » Choco » History: Colombia: In Chocó, long affected by conflict, schools are key to quake recovery
At 7:36 a.m., teacher Rosalba and her seven students, aged seven to ten, held each other and cried outside the school as the rumble of the earthquake that shook western Colombia in early August ...
News Colombia » Choco » History: Colombia: Chocó displaced get assistance
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Ron Redmond – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 22 February 2005 In ...
News Colombia » Choco » History: At least 37 dead in Colombia landslides
Landslides in Colombia’s northwestern area of Chocó have killed at least 37 people, authorities from the Prosecutor’s Office told CNN en Español on Saturday. The latest report did not say how many had ...
News Colombia » Choco » History: A triple crisis: Earthquake takes a heavy toll on Colombia’s impoverished and neglected region
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 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 ...