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Community leaders in Colombia’s Putumayo department have historically supported coca substitution programs as part of peace processes aimed at resolving the country’s long-running civil conflict. But ...
News Colombia » Putumayo » Events: Colombia military plane crashes into huge fireball with 66 confirmed killed
At least 66 people have died after a military jet carrying 128 people crashed, erupting into a massive fireball. The aircraft went down in the Putumayo region of southern Colombia at around 11am local ...
News Colombia » Putumayo » Events: 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 » Events: LIBERO COPPER ANNOUNCES PUTUMAYO'S FIRST-EVER MINING FORUM AND RECOGNITION OF THYANA ALVAREZ AS ONE OF COLOMBIA'S MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN
The forum titled "1st Mining & Coexistence Forum - Productive Chains" was held on July 26, 2024 under the theme "A Commitment to the Development and Conservation of Putumayo: From Minerals to ...
News Colombia » Putumayo » Events: 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 ...