Colombia News » Putumayo News Colombia » Putumayo: The Perpetual Cocaine War of Colombia’s Putumayo
A new outbreak of violence between dissident factions of the FARC in Putumayo. Once a guerrilla stronghold, the southern Colombia coca-growing department of Putumayo is experiencing a new outbreak of ...
News Colombia » Putumayo: Ex-FARC Civil War in Putumayo Tests Colombia Government’s Resolve
An unending war between feuding guerrilla factions for control of Colombia’s coca-rich southern state of Putumayo continues to claim dozens of lives, with little sign of a strong government response.
News Colombia » Putumayo: Colombia Army Hits Gold Dredges on Putumayo
Colombia's Army destroyed illegal gold-dredging gear in Putumayo that it links to an armed group, while Peru and the US step up border cooperation.
News Colombia » Putumayo: Report highlights humanitarian concerns in Colombia's Putumayo region
BOGOTA, Colombia, July 14 (UNHCR) - Forced displacement remains a major problem in southern Colombia's volatile Putumayo department, according to a report by six local and international ...
News Colombia » Putumayo: Putumayo plane crash: 64 confirmed dead after Colombian Air Force Hercules C-130 crashes near Puerto Leguízamo
A military transport disaster in southern Colombia has left dozens dead after a Colombian Air Force Hercules C-130 crashed shortly after take-off from Puerto Leguízamo, a remote town in Putumayo near ...
News Colombia » Putumayo: An Indigenous take on Colombia’s new gov’t: Interview with a Putumayo Indigenous leader
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Mongabay interviewed Marino Peña, a prominent Indigenous leader from Colombia’s Putumayo region, to hear his take on the incoming government’s ...
News Colombia » Putumayo: For a Colombian vaccination team, a donated boat makes all the difference
About 80% of the population in Colombia’s Putumayo Department lives in dispersed rural areas. Reaching them requires navigating rivers for five to six hours. “This makes it difficult for the ...
News Colombia » Putumayo: Colombia's Indigenous have a business plan to stop drugs, save forest
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
News Colombia » Putumayo: Colombia: Putumayo, 5 years later
Plan Colombia and Beyond takes a look at the Putomayo region of Colombia five years after the implementation of Plan Colombia and concludes, “the lesson of Putumayo should be that temporary surges in ...
News Colombia » Putumayo: Monkey gently holds dog in Putumayo, Colombia
A monkey playfully holds a passing dog down while the dog remains calm and uninterested in this lighthearted moment in Putumayo, Colombia.