Colombia News » Choco News Colombia » Choco » Politics: 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 » Politics: Colombia’s far right sees an earthquake as an opportunity
The response of Colombia’s new leader, Abelardo de la Espriella, to a deadly earthquake has been tawdry beyond belief. The reactionary president has used the disaster for publicity stunts and will ...
News Colombia » Choco » Politics: Quake lays bare Choco’s neglect
IN Colombia's remote Pacific region of Choco, isolation has long been a fact of life. Roads are few, electricity and healthcare are limited, and much of the population lives in poverty while armed ...
News Colombia » Choco » Politics: Colombia earthquake: 294 dead, recovery tests new president in conflict-torn Choco
Seven days after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake tore through western Colombia, the confirmed death toll has reached 294 — making this the country's deadliest seismic disaster since 1999 — with 320 people ...
News Colombia » Choco » Politics: 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 ...
News Colombia » Choco » Politics: How to Help People Affected by the Colombia Earthquake
Colombia is beginning to recover from a devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the western part of the country on Monday morning, leaving more than 100 people dead and many others injured.
News Colombia » Choco » Politics: Colombia building collapses on camera as earthquake brings death, destruction
Video captures a building crumbling in a scene compared to 9/11 as the 7.4 Colombia earthquake kills at least 22 and traps others in rubble.
News Colombia » Choco » Politics: 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 » Politics: 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 » Politics: US sends Colombia humanitarian aid following 7.4 magnitude earthquake
The U.S. Department of State mobilized $26.5 million in humanitarian services following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit that Colombia on Aug. 10.
News Colombia » Choco » Politics: 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 ...