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 ...

Production Countries Colombia and Bolivia, two of the world’s three main producers of coca, reported record seizures of cocaine in 2023. While Peru seized slightly less cocaine than in 2022, ...

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 ...

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.

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.