Juan Manuel Santos

Jose Albeiro Camayo is show in a close-up photograph wearing a red beret.

Photos: Colombia’s Indigenous Guard, defenders of land, the environment and their own lives

Global Politics

Unions, students and ethnic groups have been protesting for weeks in Bogotá over President Ivan Duque’s social and economic policies. In this photo essay, see the demonstrators joined by Colombia’s Indigenous Guard as they mark a third national strike with marches, chants and dancing to demand their rights.

A group of FARC soldiers stand together reading from a paper.

Colombia’s peace process under stress: 6 essential reads

Conflict & Justice
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos

President Trump, what is your position on the Colombian peace process?

Conflict
Fighters from Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC),stand in line during the opening of ceremony congress at the camp where they prepare for ratifying a peace deal with the government, near El Diamante in Yari Plains, Colombia, September 17, 2016.

Colombian government and FARC leaders sign a historic peace deal

Conflict
General Ruben Dario Alzate was kidnapped by FARC in a village close to the provincial capital of Quibdó in northwestern Colombia.

A Colombian general’s bizarre behavior may have derailed his country’s fragile peace talks

Conflict
Young Colombian army troops in the southern town of Uribe, which used to be a FARC stronghold. Some are draftees serving their obligatory 18 months service; others are professional soldiers. Most come from humble backgrounds.

Draft evasion is alive and well in Colombia. And it’s an issue in the presidential race

Global Politics

In Colombia, if you have resources, you can get out of the military draft. But if you’re poor, you’re stuck. It’s become an issue in the presidential runoff.In Colombia, if you have resources, you can get out of the military draft. But if you’re poor, you’re stuck. It’s become an issue in the presidential runoff.

Colombia government pursues talks with FARC rebels

Colombia’s drug-fueled guerrilla war has gone on for nearly half a century. The last round of peace talks fell apart 10 years ago. But now the Colombian government seems willing to try again. Officials are hopeful that negotiations could bring an end to the deadly attacks and brutal kidnappings that have long plagued their country.

Colombians reclaim their land

Millions of Colombians have been forced off their land in the country’s long civil war. Now some of those people are getting their land back.

Colombia Pursues Talks with FARC Rebels

Global Politics

Colombia’s drug-fueled guerrilla war has gone on for nearly half a century. The last round of peace talks fell apart 10 years ago. The two sides have been meeting in Cuba and may soon start formal peace negotiations. John Otis has the story.

The World

Andes gold mine brings hope, fear to Colombia

Global Politics

John Otis reports on controversial plans for a massive mine in the Colombian Andes. The proposal marks a stark shift for a region long beset by violence and neglect. But the promised jobs and come with fear of water pollution and environmental damage.