“I have been in dialogue with the holder of the presidency of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, to close the illegal (border) crossings, especially in the Catatumbo River (…) A bilateral action plan ...

Ball Lightning Ball lightning is one of the most enigmatic weather phenomena known to man. It occurs globally, particularly ...

The mountains of Catatumbo in eastern Colombia are so dangerous that the police and army generally don’t stray far from their barracks for fear of snipers.Most Read from BloombergWhat Happened to ...

Where the Catatumbo River meets Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, lightning strikes up to 300 times a year for as many as 9 hours a night. "Catatumbo Lightning," also known as the Maracaibo Beacon, holds ...

The conflict in the rural Catatumbo region, where the Colombian state has struggled for decades to gain a foothold, has left at least 80 people dead and 40,000 others displaced over the past 10 days, ...

The children of northeastern Colombia have a message for guerrillas blamed for the country's worst violence in over a decade -- as well as for rival militants tempted to take revenge.While the FARC ...

On the dusty roads that wind through broad river valleys, heavily-armed ... of failing to keep its promise to prioritize the Catatumbo region in its peace efforts. Since coming to power in ...

However, it applies only to the rural Catatumbo region near the border with Venezuela, where the Colombian state has struggled for decades to gain a foothold. In the past week, at least 80 people have ...

particularly “in the Catatumbo River” where a joint action plan is under development given the security crisis stemming from activities by the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissidents of ...

An aerial view of the Tarra River, which divides Colombia and Venezuela, as seen from Tibu, Norte de Santader Deparment, Colombia, on Sunday. - Schneyder Mendoza/AFP/Getty Images “Catatumbo needs help ...

An aerial view of the Tarra River, which divides Colombia and Venezuela, as seen from Tibu, Norte de Santader Deparment, Colombia, on Sunday. - Schneyder Mendoza/AFP/Getty Images “Catatumbo ...