Joe Parkin Daniels
One Shipwrecked Spanish Galleon — Two Countries and One Company After the Gold
The Colombian government says it has found a famous sunken Spanish galleon, just off its Caribbean coast, but its claim to the treasure within faces competition from a US marine salvage company and potentially Spain as well.
People Are Not Happy With This Abortion on Demand Plan in Colombia
The proposal to allow abortion without restrictions during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy follows last weeks constitutional court ruling in favor of gay adoption.
Colombia Remembers One of the Bloodiest Events of Its Long Conflict
The 1985 siege of the Palace of Justice remains one of the most traumatic single events of Colombia's long history of civil conflict. Thirty years on, relatives of the victims are still demanding justice.
Same-Sex Couples Can Now Adopt Children in Colombia
Activists celebrated the constitutional court's decision to remove restrictions on same-sex adoption as an important step towards equality, with a ruling still pending on gay marriage.
Colombian Rebels Gun Down 11 Soldiers and a Cop in an Ambush
The ambush marked a dramatic intensification of attacks against the security forces by Colombia’s second-largest rebel group and took place in the midst of exploratory peace talks with the government.
Colombian Government and Rebels Are Going to Help Search for People They Disappeared
Latest agreement between government and FARC rebels comes within negotiations to end 51 years of civil conflict in Colombia nearing "home stretch," experts say.
Colombia’s Prosecutor Wants Probe of Former President for Paramilitary Massacre
The possible probe comes as the government moves closer to signing a peace deal with rebels.
In Landfill Atop Medellin, Colombia Begins Work on Exhuming Bodies in Mass Grave
As many as 300 bodies could be buried at the sit high above Medellin, a city that is seeking to shed its violent reputation. "The pain is completely the same since that day," a woman whose husband went missing tells us.
Colombian Guerrillas and Government Vow to De-Escalate — But No Ceasefire Yet
After a flare-up in violence, the latest announcement from the peace talks in Havana suggests the hemisphere's longest war might nearly be over.
Colombia Blames Twin Bombings in Bogota on Rebel Group ELN, Arrests 15
A coalition of human-rights groups said the 15 people arrested were mostly students and rights defenders in the 20s and 30s. The government has so far released no evidence directly linking them to the ELN.
The DEA Is Tracking All Internet Traffic in Colombia, Hacked Email Shows
In an email dated just one month ago, a Hacking Team field engineer in Colombia refers to a DEA program that is apparently monitoring all Internet traffic in the country. The DEA declined to comment.
Colombian President Says Rebel Group ELN Likely Behind Bogota Bombings
Initial evidence suggested the National Liberation Army was behind the Thursday explosives at two pension offices in Bogota that left 10 people injured, President Juan Manuel Santos said. But the ELN has not yet claimed responsibility.