Colombia

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.

• By Jack Herrera
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Due to farming, coal mining, and climate change, the Colombian capital's unique water ecosystem is disrupting the delicate balance that ensures water for the city.

• By Lucy Sherriff

A swift victory in the Colombian Supreme Court could pave the way for further legal action around the world.

• By Sophie Yeo

At least 660,000 Venezuelan migrants have fled the country due to internal strife, but they are not finding relief in their neighboring country.

• By Will Worley

The FARC-backed presidential candidate Rodrigo Londoño pulled out of the race over health concerns, but his violent past had made his candidacy a divisive one.

• By Fabio Andres Diaz

With crisis-stricken Venezuela spilling refugees into Colombia and Brazil, politically expedient deportations make the situation worse.

• By Dylan Baddour

Activists protest against bullfighting at Botero Square in Medellín, Colombia, on February 11th, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

A woman takes a picture while riding her bike during a car-free day in Bogotá, Colombia, on February 1st, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

After a major court decision protecting a peace agreement between rebel groups and the government, the future looks promising for Colombia, but the process is still far from over.

• By Fabio Andres Diaz

Pope Francis celebrates an open air mass at Contecar—Cartagena's maritime terminal—during the last day of his visit to Colombia on September 10th, 2017.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

A woman celebrates the World Day of Laziness in Itagui, Colombia, on August 20th, 2017.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

In the country's southeast Guaviare department, harvested wood rots on the ground while gangs and drug traffickers take over the land for illegal mining and agriculture.

• By Antonio José Paz Cardona

Activists smoke joints during a protest against the imposing of fines for smoking marijuana by police according to their new code, in Bogota, on August 1st, 2017.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Last year, 200 environmentalists across 24 countries were murdered—up from 185 across 16 countries in 2015.

• By Kate Wheeling

Two ongoing cases represent the country's new resistance to multinational influence.

• By Rick Paulas

Some Colombian paramilitary leaders accused of brutal human rights violations will not face justice—or their victims' families—until they've served sentences for American drug charges.

• By Murray Carpenter

An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Millions around the world are improving their financial lot by sifting recycling—and they're saving their towns in the process.

• By Vanessa Hua