MARKO ÁLVAREZ

A farm laborer picks coca leaves on a hillside of the Micay Canyon, southwestern Colombia, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. The Micay Canyon connects the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, serving as a corridor for drug and weapons trafficking. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Cocaine trade in the rugged Micay Canyon threatens Colombia’s peace efforts
In the rugged Micay Canyon of southwestern Colombia, rebel groups have beefed up their presence over the past two years despite efforts by Colombian President Gustavo Petro to negotiate peace deals with these irregular armies under a strategy known as total peace.
September 4, 2024
Luis Manuel Díaz waves to neighbors at his home in Barrancas, Colombia, after he was released by his kidnappers Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. Díaz, the father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz, was kidnapped on Oct. 28 by the guerrilla group National Liberation Army, or ELN. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz released after his kidnapping in Colombia by ELN guerrillas
November 9, 2023