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Colombia's long-elusive goal: land reform

Caught in the crossfire between far-right militias and leftist rebels, 40 families abandoned the farm they shared in the foothills of Colombia's Montes de Maria range. The land repeatedly switched hands before being sold to a businessman.Full story

Colombian police rescue two kidnapped Spanish tourists

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian police staged a raid in northern La Guajira province early on Saturday and rescued two Spanish tourists held captive by an unidentified group for nearly a month, police sources said. Full story

Side-Impact Tectonics Created Colombia's Strange Geology

A car crash-like collision between tectonic plates offshore of Colombia helps explain the region's unusual geology, a new study finds. Full story

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