The mountains of Catatumbo in eastern Colombia are so dangerous that the police and army generally don’t stray far from their ...

Where the Catatumbo River meets Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, lightning strikes up to 300 times a year for as many as 9 hours a night. "Catatumbo Lightning," also known as the Maracaibo Beacon, holds ...

Social movements and community organizations demand peace as violence breaks out in the northeastern region of Colombia.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Thursday that he has been in contact with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to implement an action plan to prevent armed groups from crossing the border, ...

The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he will declare an emergency over the guerrilla attacks in the northeast that have ...

More than 80 people were killed in the country’s northeast over the weekend following the government’s failed attempts to ...

More than 80 people have been killed in the country’s northeast region following failed attempts to hold peace talks with the ...

Iris Marín said the violence escalated last week in the Catatumbo region, displacing tens of thousands of people. Hundreds more remain confined to their homes and are unable to evacuate due to ...

Residents cross a river to Venezuela from Colombia's Tibu, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, following guerrilla attacks that killed ...

Tens of thousands of refugees are fleeing one of Colombia’s biggest cocaine-producing regions to escape the most intense ...

More than 80 people were killed in the country’s northeast over the weekend following the government's failed attempts to ...