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Slayings of tourists and Colombian women expose the dark side of Medellin’s tourism boom

MEDELLIN (AP) — The lush valley enveloping Medellin was once the heart of a brutal war involving the Colombian government, drug cartels and a smattering of other armed groups. But a sharp…

John McCarthy February 22, 2024

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Key points of AP report into missed red flags surrounding accused US diplomat-turned-Cuban spy

MIAMI (AP) — Friends and colleagues of Manuel Rocha knew him for an aristocratic, almost regal, bearing that was fitting for an Ivy League-educated career U.S. diplomat who held top…

John McCarthy February 15, 2024

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Colombian Government, Rebels Resume Talks In Cuba

HAVANA (AP) — Representatives of Colombia’s government and the country’s largest remaining guerrilla group met in Cuba on Tuesday to restart peace talks aimed at reaching a cease-fire and resolving a conflict…

John McCarthy May 10, 2023

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Colombian Rookie Echavarria Takes Puerto Rico Open For First Tour Win

SAN JUAN (AP) — Colombian rookie Nico Echavarria seized control with two straight birdies on the back nine and closed with a 4-under 68 for a two-shot victory in the…

John McCarthy March 6, 2023

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Colombia Discovers Two Historical Shipwrecks In The Caribbean

BOGOTA (Reuters) — Colombian naval officials conducting underwater monitoring of the long-sunken San Jose galleon have discovered two other historical shipwrecks nearby, President Ivan Duque said this week. The San…

John McCarthy June 11, 2022

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United States and Colombia Conduct Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise in Caribbean Sea

BOGATA — The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) and the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) conducted a bilateral anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training exercise in…

John McCarthy March 1, 2022

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Colombia Takes Steps Towards Recovering 200 Tons of Treasure From ‘Holy Grail’ of Shipwrecks

BOGATA — Colombia has taken a step toward recovering a long-lost Spanish wreck and its fabled riches, but it may be a rough ride as Spain and native Bolivians have…

Bro Bot February 27, 2022

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Fires In Colombia’s Amazon Spark Alarm Over Deforestation

BOGOTA — Intense fires in Colombia's Amazon region so far this year point to rising deforestation by people clearing land for ranching and other uses, alarming environment groups, while officials…

Bro Bot February 10, 2022

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2 Colombians, 1 Ecuadorian Caught With 1,748 Pounds Of Cocaine On The High Seas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Three South Americans caught with 1,748 pounds of cocaine on the high seas have been arrested near Colombia in the Caribbean, authorities said. Ignasio Espana, 30, and…

John McCarthy August 24, 2021

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Colombians Who Crammed Cocaine In Their Coochies Prior To Flight Arrested

Colombian waddling powder: 2 women smuggling cocaine hidden in their genitals; they 'walked strangely' CARTAGENA — Two Colombian women have been caught smuggling cocaine hidden in their genitals after they…

Bro Bot August 5, 2021