Colombia’s Total Peace Is Over: Petro Cuts Calarcá, Gulf Clan Out
Colombia's 'Total Peace' (Paz Total) was Petro's bid to negotiate with every armed group. Here's what it is and why...
April 22, 2026Section
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Colombia’s COLCAP Closes at 2,282 as Primary Uptrend Breaks
COLCAP Colombia today fell 0.21% to 2,282, closing below the 200-day SMA for the first time in 2026 as MACD...
April 22, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Latin American Pulse: Trump expels Brazilian federal police officer, Lula threatens reciprocity. Mexico triple security crisis, IPC crashes. Peru ONPE...
April 22, 2026
El Niño 2026 — What a Hotter Drier Year Costs Latin America’s Economy
A hotter, drier El Niño year hits crops, power grids and inflation across Latin America — the costs country by...
April 21, 2026
Four Years of FDI Decline: Colombia’s Capital Problem
Colombia FDI fell 9.1% year-on-year to US$2.13 billion in Q1 2026, the weakest first quarter since 2021, with oil and...
April 21, 2026
Colombia’s Electricity Cushion Disappears Before El Niño
Acolgen's Natalia Gutiérrez warned Colombia faces firm-energy deficits of -2.3% in 2026 widening to -6.8% in 2030 ahead of an...
April 21, 2026
Uniformed Dead: The Scale of Colombia’s Drone Threat
449 drone attacks, 53 uniformed dead, 435 wounded — fiber-optic guided strikes now hitting Colombian troops. What the escalating threat...
April 21, 2026
Colombia’s Left Candidate Confronts Right After Months of Silence
After refusing in February, Cepeda challenged Valencia and De la Espriella on April 18 — 41 days before Colombia's May...
April 21, 2026
Colombia’s COLCAP Hits 2,286 as Election Risk Tests Primary Trend
COLCAP Colombia today fell 0.65% to 2,286, closing at the session low and the 200-day SMA. A break below this...
April 21, 2026