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Colombia marks 1st anniversary of rescue of 4 children in the Amazon after their plane crashed

Jun. 09, 2024 20:17 PM EDT

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia marked the first anniversary Sunday of the rescue of four Indigenous children who survived a small plane crash in the Amazon rainforest in an operation that gripped the world’s attention. A small ceremony was held in a Bogota military base that included an...

Geopark: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 15, 2024 17:05 PM EDT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Geopark Ltd. (GPRK) on Wednesday reported net income of $30.2 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Bogota, Colombia-based company said it had net income of 54 cents. The oil and gas company posted...

Tens of thousands of Colombians protest against the leftist president's reform agenda

Apr. 22, 2024 00:51 AM EDT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Thousands of Colombians took to the streets Sunday in the latest rebuke of leftist President Gustavo Petro's reform agenda. The demonstrations took place in several cities, including the capital. Protesters filled Bolivar Plaza outside the presidential...

Ecuador rations electricity as drought persists in the northern Andes

Apr. 16, 2024 19:42 PM EDT

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador on Tuesday began to ration electricity in the country's main cities as a drought linked to the El Niño weather pattern depletes reservoirs and limits output at hydroelectric plants that produce about 75% of the nation’s power. The power cuts were...

Colombia's capital announces new measures to cut water consumption as dry weather persists

Apr. 15, 2024 16:39 PM EDT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The mayor of Colombia's capital on Monday announced new measures to reduce water consumption in the city of eight million people, where a drought associated with the El Niño weather pattern has already prompted officials to ration water in most neighborhoods and ask...

Colombia's capital starts rationing water after reservoirs hit historically low levels

Apr. 12, 2024 20:44 PM EDT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Luis Soler is caring for water as if it were the most expensive ingredient at his restaurant in Colombia’s capital. For the first time in 40 years, a severe drought pushed the city to start rationing tap water. At Soler’s restaurant in Bogota, nothing...

Argentina and Colombia avert a diplomatic crisis, downplaying their presidents' war of words

Apr. 01, 2024 12:21 PM EDT

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina and Colombia have agreed to end a diplomatic spat that escalated over right-wing Argentine President Javier Milei’s visceral attack on his leftist counterpart in Colombia last week, prompting the country to order the expulsion of Argentine diplomats. ...