The Casa Blance wetlands are the perfect example of how community action is fighting against Mexico's devastating water ...

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 ...

People displaced by violence in Colombia's Catatumbo region lined up to register ... curated by AP photographer Esteban Félix, based in Santiago, Chile. Follow AP visual journalism: Advertisement ...

Bogotá, Colombia - January 24, 2025 Artistic collectives painted a mural this Friday in Bogota with the phrase "Al Catatumbo Nada lo Tumba" (Nothing Can Overcome Catatumbo), in tribute to the ...

The Catatumbo region is home to the Indigenous Barí people and two of their reservations. The river, and thus the Catatumbo region itself, overflows into neighboring Venezuela. Young peasants on ...

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 ...

“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 ...

People displaced by violence in Colombia's Catatumbo region lined up to register ... curated by AP photographer Esteban Félix, based in Santiago, Chile.

Since January 16, armed violence has intensified in the Catatumbo region of northeast Colombia. This violence stems from clashes between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the General Staff of ...

(AP/Fernando Vergara) Residents cross a river to Venezuela from Colombia’s Tibu, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, following guerrilla attacks that killed dozens and forced thousands to flee their homes in the ...

Colombian special forces have been deployed into territory controlled by armed groups in a bid to stem an outbreak of hostilities among the rebels. Late on Tuesday, government troops moved into ...

The ELN rebel group is a deadly and powerful presence in the region More than 32,000 people have fled the northern Colombian region of Catatumbo where two rival rebel groups are engaged in a ...