Colombia is vying for a place in the global race to produce renewable energy. One desert region on its Caribbean coast is ...

The Tatacoa desert in central Colombia was virtually off-limits for tourists for decades because of the armed conflict. It is safe to visit now, and well worth the trip, especially for stargazers.

The notion of a bona fide desert lapped by the waves of the Caribbean Sea seems so far-fetched that Google automatically changes most searches for "Caribbean desert" to "Caribbean dessert." Delightful ...

Travelers to South America’s most northern point, La Guajira, will encounter a wildly arid landscape, rough roads, desolate beaches and one of Colombia’s most enduring indigenous communities. The ...

2003-06-29 04:00:00 PDT Bogota, Colombia-- On the day they deserted their rebel unit last month, Alejandro and his girlfriend Lina rose before dawn, grabbed their guns and quietly slipped into the ...

BOGOTA, Oct 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Colombian police broke up an accused criminal ring that sexually exploited children from Colombia and neighboring Venezuela on Monday, authorities said, ...

Not long after two top commanders of Latin America's last major rebel army were killed — one in a raid, the other by a turncoat bodyguard — Diego Canizares decided to call it quits. The 39-year-old ...

Venezuelan Astrid kisses her son Luis at their home in La Pista migrant camp in Maicao, La Guajira department, Colombia, on April 24, 2025 - Copyright AFP Luis ACOSTA ...

MAICAO (Colombia) (AFP) – For residents of Colombia's largest migrant camp, an already tough life is getting tougher thanks to Donald Trump's aid cuts. Eight months pregnant and 20 years old, Astrid ...

VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia -- Not long after two top commanders of Latin America's last major rebel army were killed -- one in a raid, the other by a turncoat bodyguard -- Diego Canizares decided to call ...

Eight months pregnant and 20 years old, Astrid lives on an abandoned dust-blown airstrip in Colombia's Guajira desert. Home is a lean-to shack, cobbled together from tin sheets and lumber. It is not ...