Feb 04 Colombian president sets eyes on post-conflict future By Larisa Epatko Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos met with President Barack Obama on Thursday to seek support for a historic peace agreement with leftist guerrillas, which would bring an end to his country’s 50-year civil war, and for help combatting the Zika… Continue reading
Sep 24 Colombian president and rebels prepare for peace By Larisa Epatko After a five-decade-long civil war, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, better known by his alias Timochenko, said they are prepared to declare peace. Continue reading
May 16 Watch 4:32 Colombia to end anti-drug crop dusting amid health concerns By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch 7:40 Colombian civil war relief efforts face dangerous barriers By PBS News Hour A 50-year civil war between Colombia’s government and the leftist FARC rebels has claimed more than 200,000 lives and caused suffering for millions. The government has made steps to deliver reparations to those affected and support humanitarian zones, but the… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch New leadership in Medellin, Colombia, transforms former ‘world murder capital’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 12 Defying death threats, ‘Butterflies’ network helps abused women in Colombia By Larisa Epatko Gloria Amparo grew up in the rural area surrounding one of Colombia’s most violent and crime-ridden cities, Buenaventura. But she experienced violence on a more personal level. Her father beat her mother. It pushed her to want to leave that… Continue reading
Apr 22 PHOTO: Latin American leaders stand guard at Gabriel Garcia Marquez By News Desk Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos stood guard Monday in Mexico City, Mexico at the honoring ceremony for Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Hundreds waited outside the Palace of Beautiful Arts in Mexico City… Continue reading
Apr 17 Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez dies at 87 By Ariel Min Colombian novelist and Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez died Thursday, according to a source close to the family. He was 87. The author, affectionately called “Gabo,” was well-known for defining the genre of magical realism. He exposed readers around the… Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch The Connection: Combating Homelessness From Bogota, Columbia to Columbia, S.C., Hari Sreenivasan reports on the drastically different ways communities are responding to homelessness within their borders. Continue watching