Colombia News » Putumayo News Colombia » Putumayo » Health: Colombia military plane crash as '110 soldiers' on board in Putumayo tragedy
A Hercules military aircraft, reportedly carrying 110 Colombian soldiers, tragically crashed shortly after takeoff on Monday. Officials have confirmed that 20 individuals have been found in the ...
News Colombia » Putumayo » Health: Peace Leaders in Putumayo, Colombia Bet Their Lives on Coca Crop Substitution
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 » Health: 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 » Health: Colombia: Armed Groups Strangle Southern Communities
(Washington, DC) – Armed groups in Colombia’s southern state of Putumayo, have tightened their control over citizens’ daily lives and committed grave abuses against civilians, particularly in ...
News Colombia » Putumayo » Health: Women in Putumayo turn to fish farming and away from the coca industry
If you liked this story, share it with other people. A women-led fish farming initiative in Colombia’s Putumayo department offers an alternative to the coca economy, challenging both environmental ...
News Colombia » Putumayo » Health: 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 » Health: 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 ...