Barrio Nelson Mandela

Barrio Nelson Mandela

The sky above the Barrio Nelson Mandela on a recent afternoon is a whirl of blue and black dots: blue ...
In the Battalion: A Soldier Speaks

In the Battalion: A Soldier Speaks

This interview with a young Colombian soldier was conducted in the Barrancabermeja area in late 1999. For reasons of personal ...
Salazar's Victory Raises Hopes in Chiapas

Salazar’s Victory Raises Hopes in Chiapas

TUXTLA GUTIERREZ—Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía, the candidate of the eight-party coalition called Alliance for Chiapas, won a historic victory on August ...
The National Liberation Army (ELN) Creates a Different Peace Proces

The National Liberation Army (ELN) Creates a Different Peace Proces

When international attention is directed to the Colombian peace process, most observers focus on government dealings with the Revolutionary Armed ...
Colombia: Old Wars, New Guns

Colombia: Old Wars, New Guns

"This is not Vietnam, neither is it Yankee Imperialism." President Clinton spoke these words while in Colombia recently to deliver ...
Opting for Fox: Why—and How—Mexicans Went for the PAN

Opting for Fox: Why—and How—Mexicans Went for the PAN

For almost four years, I had followed the advice of Mexican friends not to hail green Volkswagen cabs in the ...
Biowarfare in Colombia? A Controversial Fumigation Scheme

Biowarfare in Colombia? A Controversial Fumigation Scheme

Between 1992 and 1998, about 660,000 gallons of the herbicide glyphosate were sprayed in Colombia to eradicate more than 46,000 ...
Colombia Resources

Colombia Resources

CONTACT THESE ORGANIZATIONS: Chicago Colombia Committee -ttp.//www.prairienet.ora/clm/chicol An independent, grass roots human rights organization working to foster a peaceful and ...
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