Jacobo García
The Associated Press
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Deep in Colombian jungle, peace looms at rebel hideout
[...] transition to civilian life will come without his girlfriend and comrade-in-arms who was killed six months ago in an army raid, underscoring the toll still being exacted by Latin America's last major guerrilla conflict even as it winds down. Decades of fighting between guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries and the armed forces has, according to government figures, left a toll of more than… → Read More
Deep in Colombian jungle, peace looms at rebel hideout
[...] transition to civilian life will come without his girlfriend and comrade-in-arms who was killed six months ago in an army raid, underscoring the toll still being exacted by Latin America's last major guerrilla conflict even as it winds down. Decades of fighting between guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries and the armed forces has, according to government figures, left a toll of more than… → Read More
Transgender man in Ecuador makes history with pregnancy
A couple in Ecuador is making history with a unique pregnancy: The father-to-be is carrying the baby of his transgender partner. → Read More
Transgender man in Ecuador makes history with pregnancy
A couple in Ecuador is making history with a unique pregnancy: The father-to-be is carrying the baby of his transgender partner. → Read More
Colombia legalizes medical marijuana with president’s decree
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has signed a decree legalizing the growing and sale of marijuana for medical purposes. → Read More
Outraged Colombians look for blame in Miss Universe mix-up
Colombians celebrated for a little more than two minutes what appeared to be an unprecedented feat for this beauty pageant-obsessed South American nation: back-to-back Miss Universe titles. → Read More
Outraged Colombians look for blame in Miss Universe mix-up
Colombians celebrated for a little more than two minutes what appeared to be an unprecedented feat for this beauty pageant-obsessed South American nation: back-to-back Miss Universe titles. → Read More
Outraged Colombians look for blame in Miss Universe mix-up
Colombians celebrated for a little more than two minutes what appeared to be an unprecedented feat for this beauty pageant-obsessed South American nation: back-to-back Miss Universe titles. → Read More
Dos soldados secuestrados tras emboscada guerrillera en Colombia
Las autoridades en Colombia informaron el martes que dos soldados están secuestrados luego de una emboscada de rebeldes contra trabajadores electorales que el día anterior causó la muerte a 12 elementos de las fuerzas de seguridad. Además se informó del hallazgo de cuatro personas que sobrevivieron. → Read More
Colombian rebel leader shies away from deadline to end war
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — In a landmark television interview, the rarely seen leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia reaffirmed the commitment of Latin America's oldest insurgency to abandon the battlefield… → Read More
Colombia's president, rebels announce breakthrough in talks
HAVANA (AP) — Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and leftist guerrilla commanders are announcing an important breakthrough in peace talks that sets the stage to end Latin America's longest-running armed conflict. In… → Read More
Bogotá ordena toque de queda para menores en días del amor
El día del amor y la amistad es paradójicamente uno de los días más violentos del año en la capital colombiana, por lo que la alcaldía de Bogotá decretó toque de queda para los menores de edad durante el fin de semana en el que se celebra la fecha. → Read More
Cruise flew same path across Colombian Andes before crash
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Actor Tom Cruise flew in a helicopter across the Colombian Andes just 10 minutes before a small plane on the same dangerous flight path crashed into a jungled mountain, killing two crew members… → Read More
Hollywood pilot on Tom Cruise film killed in Colombia crash
A small plane assigned to the crew of a movie starring Tom Cruise crashed in the Colombian Andes on Friday, killing two people, including a Los Angeles-based film pilot, and seriously injuring a third, the country's civilian aviation authority said. → Read More
Plane used by Tom Cruise movie crew crashes in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A small plane assigned to the crew of a movie starring Tom Cruise crashed in Colombia on Friday, killing two people, including a Los Angeles-based film pilot, and seriously injuring a third, the… → Read More
Plane used by Tom Cruise movie crew crashes in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A small plane assigned to the crew of a movie starring Tom Cruise crashed in Colombia on Friday, killing two people, including a Los Angeles-based film pilot, and seriously injuring a third, the country's civilian aviation authority said. → Read More
Hollywood pilot on Tom Cruise film killed in Colombia crash
A small plane assigned to the crew of a movie starring Tom Cruise crashed in the Colombian Andes on Friday, killing two people, including a Los Angeles-based film pilot, and seriously injuring a third, the country's civilian aviation authority said. → Read More
Desert tribe faces hardship as Venezuela fights smuggling
PARAGUACHON, Colombia (AP) — Less than two days after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro closed this lonely border outpost on the northern tip of South America, the eight-member Apochana family emerged from the dusty… → Read More
New Venezuelan border closure strands cars, workers
PARAGUACHON, Colombia (AP) — Venezuela's sudden decision to close another major border crossing with Colombia has left workers, vacationers and members of a nomadic indigenous community stranded, and further escalated… → Read More
Colombia cierra frontera con Venezuela tras muerte de comerciante
Las autoridades colombianas cerraron la frontera con Venezuela tras confusos disturbios entre comerciantes locales y la guardia del vecino país, que dejaron un muerto y un herido. → Read More