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More than 500,000 Colombians neither work nor study 2

By Gerardo Inzunza July 24, 2017

More than 580,000 Colombians between the ages of 15 and 24 do not work and are not studying or training, according to a study by the Universidad del Rosario. Of those, 63.8% are women and 36.2% are men. The study was conducted exclusively within Colombia's 13 largest cities. The study concludes...

FARC jewelry

Surrendered FARC weapons to be converted into jewelry, monuments 3

By Malachi Ryan July 24, 2017

As part of the peace accords, weapons collected by the UN mission to Colombia and the government of...

Solar Eclipse

Colombia to experience partial solar eclipse on August 21 4

By Malachi Ryan July 23, 2017

On Monday, August 21, Colombia will experience a partial solar eclipse that lasts two hours and 11...

Paloma Valencia Laserna

Candidate Profile: Paloma Valencia 5

By Malachi Ryan July 22, 2017

Editor's Note: Each week, Colombia Focus will profile another candidate for the 2018 Colombian...

carlos holmes trujillo

“We have to save Colombia” – an interview with Carlos Holmes Trujillo 6

By Malachi Ryan July 22, 2017

Editor's Note: As part of our political coverage of the 2018 Colombian Presidential Election, we...

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