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Colombia extradites “Pablo Escobar of Ecuador” to United States 2

By Michael Krumholtz February 26, 2018

An attempt to link himself with a notorious Colombian paramilitary group could not save a suspected Ecuadorian drug lord from being extradited to the United States on Saturday. Colombian prosecutors said that the man, Washington Prado Alava, was wanted by U.S. authorities for moving more than...

Is Gustavo Petro a terrorist? (Spoiler alert: No, no he isn’t) 3

By Arjun Harindranath February 23, 2018

Gustavo Petro has been called a lot of things in his life. To many he was an armed insurgent in a...

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Mo’ Monkey Mo’ Problems: Colombia must stand strongly against dog-monkey friendships 4

By Samuel Brake Guia February 22, 2018

In what might appear like a twisted parody of Noah's Ark, a Capuchin monkey and dog have grown...

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Colombian lieutenant who helped kill Pablo Escobar arrested on money laundering charges 5

By Michael Krumholtz February 22, 2018

Retired police lieutenant and former Governor of Santander Hugo Aguilar made his name by bringing...

ESPACIO Incubator launches of CeroLag, a Spanish-language publication dedicated to the world of video games 6

By Colombiafocusadmin February 22, 2018

 Espacio Incubator announces the launch of CeroLag, a Spanish-language publication dedicated to...