In these regions, rates of illegal gold mining reached as high as 87%, with the highest seen in the departments of Antioquia, Nariño, and Cauca. Additionally, more than half of alluvial gold mining in ...

The number of leaders murdered in Cauca, Colombia shows that their work is an obstacle for armed groups seeking to consolidate control in one of the most strategic territories for organized crime in ...

There was a time when Colombia's high murder and kidnapping rates made it nearly impossible to attract foreign shoots. Yet in recent years, as the government has cracked down on violent crime, the ...

Bogota – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited Colombia on Thursday as part of a tour of three Latin American nations to discuss immigration, crime and deportation.