“If we don’t stand before the world and say, ‘This is happening,’ we will be exterminated,” a protest leader said. After a long civil war, a new type of violence is sweeping Indigenous communities.
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Colombia Sees Surge in Mass Killings Despite Historic Peace Deal
“It is not easy to protect the whole population,” the country’s high commissioner for peace said in an interview.
Pandemic Drives Millions From Latin America’s Universities
They were the first in their families to make it to college. But how do you study when you can’t afford to eat?
Colombia Supreme Court Orders Ex-President Álvaro Uribe Detained
A decision to put Mr. Uribe under house arrest as a fraud and bribery investigation unfolds could be a turning point in a nation used to seeing powerful politicians avoid prosecution.
In Latin America, the Pandemic Threatens Equality Like Never Before
Over the past two decades, inequality in Latin America had fallen to the lowest point in its recorded history. The pandemic threatens to reverse that. We traveled 1,000 miles across Colombia to document this critical moment.
Seven Colombian Soldiers Charged in Rape of Indigenous Girl
The charges, announced by the attorney general, follow years of accusations of illegal killings. The defendants pleaded guilty in a closed hearing.
Latin America’s Virus Villains: Corrupt Officials Collude With Price Gougers for Body Bags and Flimsy Masks
The coronavirus has devastated Latin America. And it has only been worsened by a wave of graft and profiteering, prosecutors say.
As Coronavirus Strikes Prisons, Hundreds of Thousands Are Released
The virus has spread rapidly in overcrowded prisons across the world, leading governments to release inmates en masse.
A Visual Trek Through the Sweltering Jungle: In Search of Colombia’s ‘Lost City’
Ciudad Perdida, an ancient city that predates Machu Picchu by several hundred years, has become one of South America’s most rewarding adventure destinations.
Murder Rates Were Staggering. The Virus Has Brought Some Quiet, for Now.
With businesses and commercial activity all but shut down, there are fewer people outdoors, making the streets easier to police and less likely to be zones of criminal opportunity and conflict.