According to a report released by Colombia's Foundation for Peace and Reconciliation, the number of people kidnapped in the first 10 months of this year was the highest since 2016 - the year when the government signed a peace deal with the Farc.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67703478?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

A farmer cuts down trees with a chainsaw to plant coca at a plantation in Colombia's Guaviare department on Dec. 6, 2021.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/08/06/amazon-drugs-coca-cocaine-deforestation-environment-biodiversity-climate-change-criminal-brazil-peru-colombia-bolivia-lula-logging/

Colombia's migration agency confirmed Monday that Poulos had fled the country for Panama on Sunday, just hours after Trespalacios' body was discovered.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11673435/Panamanian-immigration-agents-detain-Texas-man-linked-murder-DJ-girlfriend-Colombia.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Guy Martin is back on our TV screens tonight as he explores Colombia's violent underworld in the documentary Our Guy In Colombia.

Source: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/guy-martins-net-worth-hidden-27400787

Parex now holds 40 onshore blocks comprised of 5.8 million acres making it Colombia's largest independent oil acreage holder.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4597148-parex-resources-deeply-undervalued-and-remains-a-buy?source=feed_all_articles

Quimbaya employs a local team with strong community ties and an understanding of the region and its geology, including how to navigate Colombia's current political and environmental requirements.

Source: https://investingnews.com/quimbaya-gold-inc-closes-private-placement-financing/

The hike to the minimum wage comes as Colombia's economy stalls.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/colombia-to-hike-minimum-wage-by-12-in-2024/article_9248f07c-4502-56f9-bbf8-20859e535da1.html

The president has pledged to make peace or surrender deals with rebels and crime gangs to end Colombia's 60-year internal conflict, which has killed 450,000 people.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/colombia-president-petros-son-arrested-in-money-laundering-probe/article_89d0d160-aeb1-5eb2-8574-367f850e3a20.html

Two of Colombia's three wins have come at this year's tournament.

Source: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/womens-world-cup-daily-morocco-new-zealand-end-up-on-opposite-sides-of-history