Colombia

Teresita Gómez learned piano in secret at the exclusive fine arts school where her parents worked. She's now a celebrated classical pianist and a longtime promoter of music by Colombian composers.

Para llegar a Texas desde Sudamérica, los haitianos deben viajar a pie a través de un tramo impenetrable de selva llamado el Tapón del Darién. Este camino rebelde y virgen desde el norte de Colombia hasta el sur de Panamá es literalmente un tapón en la carretera Panamericana, repleta de animales venenosos, grupos armados y ríos caudalosos. En el episodio tres de La Línea, los haitianos llevan a los oyentes a un viaje boscoso como ningún otro.

To get to the U.S. border from South America, Haitians must journey on foot through an isolated stretch of jungle called the Darién Gap. This unruly path from northern Colombia to southern Panama is a literal gap in the Pan-American Highway, teeming with venomous animals, armed groups and rushing rivers. In episode three of Line in the Land, Haitian migrants take listeners with them on a forested journey like no other.

Para llegar a Texas desde Sudamérica, los haitianos deben viajar a pie a través de un tramo impenetrable de selva llamado el Tapón del Darién. Este camino rebelde y virgen desde el norte de Colombia hasta el sur de Panamá es literalmente un tapón en la carretera Panamericana, repleta de animales venenosos, grupos armados y ríos caudalosos. En el episodio tres de La Línea, los haitianos llevan a los oyentes a un viaje boscoso como ningún otro.

Human rights activists have reported a sharp increase in sexual assaults and human trafficking involving Venezuelan women and girls trying to reach Colombia since the border closed amid the pandemic.

The most dramatic case occurred earlier this month when a scramble to steal gasoline ended in a hellish fireball. Other recent incidents involved residents pilfering a humanitarian aid vehicle.

San Antonio’s District 8 Councilman Manny Pelaez will self-quarantine after returning from Colombia on Sunday. The decision came after city manager Erik…

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is trying to salvage a peace agreement to end the 52-year-old guerrilla war that was narrowly rejected in a nationwide referendum.

The agreement, which was signed last week, would have ended more than a half-century of war between the government and FARC rebels. By a slim majority, Colombians voted against the deal Sunday.

Colombian views on violence against women are under scrutiny as lawmakers consider honoring a popular deceased folk musician — one who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend in 1997.