In 1920, a group of exhausted men, including de Loys, reached the banks of the Tarra River, a tributary of the Rio Catatumbo located in the borderlands of Venezuela and Colombia.

A suspected guerrilla attack on an oil pipeline in northeastern Colombia is causing a major environmental disaster as oil spillage threatens waterways and vegetation. The alleged bombing of the Caño ...

WASHINGTON — In a vehicle with his two bodyguards, Cristian Herrera talks about the dangers he faces covering Colombia’s Catatumbo region as he heads to his latest assignment.