The City Paper Bogotá

With FARC’s Political Party Over, Colombia’s Peace Accord Faces Deadline

The disappearance of Comunes as a recognised political party coincides with mounting pressure on the Special Jurisdiction for ...
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De La Espriella Sets Ground Rules for Indigenous Protest in Conflict Region

President Abelardo De La Espriella will guarantee peaceful demonstrations by CRIC in the department of Cauca but says his government will not tolerate road blockades, violence or attempts to pressure ...
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Bogotá’s Weather Turns Electric With Hailstorms

After weeks of El Niño-driven drought, forest-fire warnings and fears for the Cerros Orientales, Bogotá was suddenly battered ...
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Abelardo’s first Sixty Days: Security at Home, Investment Abroad

After 60 days in office, Abelardo de la Espriella has severed Colombia’s Total Peace policy, rejected negotiations with illegal armed groups and prioritised security, while strengthening ties with ...
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Colombia security debate moves to Bogotá as congressman seeks military deployment

A Colombian lawmaker has asked President Abelardo De La Espriella to deploy soldiers in three Bogotá localities hit by high homicide rates. The city government says the Army already supports police ...
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Tallis Scholars bring five decades of Renaissance polyphony to Bogotá

The 15th International Festival of Sacred Music of Bogotá enters its final week with The Tallis Scholars making their debut ...
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Drone attacks hit police in Cauca and Chocó as Colombia’s displacement crisis deepens

At least 10 police officers were wounded in drone attacks targeting security forces in Cauca and Chocó on Tuesday.
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Colombia’s Unfinished Business of Peace: De La Espriella and JEP

Ten years after Colombia’s historic FARC peace accord, President Abelardo De La Espriella is challenging the cost and record of the JEP, as victims await reparations and the United Nations defends ...
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De La Espriella keeps his promise and sends Colombia’s Vice-President Restrepo to UN

Colombian Vice-President Vice-President José Manuel Restrepo delivered the address to the United Nations General Assembly on ...
The City

What next for Santa Marta after De la Espriella militarized the coastal city?

De La Espriella in San Juan del César. Photo: Presidencia. An uneasy calm settled over Santa Marta on Wednesday, with the Caribbean-facing boardwalk of the city’s historic waterfront noticeably ...
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De La Espriella vows to get ‘Pinocho’ after death of paramilitary leader in Santa Marta

Colombia's Abelardo De La Espriella during a school inuguration in Barranquilla. Photo: Presidencia Santa Marta woke on Tuesday to deserted streets, closed businesses and suspended transport following ...
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Raging wildfire threatens Villa de Leyva, authorities investigate suspected arson

A massive wildfire continued to burn on Monday above the historic Colombian town of Villa de Leyva, with strong winds hampering efforts to contain the flames as authorities investigated mounting ...