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The article reports on the struggles of the city of Medellín in Colombia to bury the memories of notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar as attention to his residence Monaco Building has returned due to the publication of international books and production of telenovelas and movies about Escobar. Topics include mayor Federico Gutiérrez's plan to demolish the building in 2019 and the city's resistance to the creation of the Netflix series "Narcos" chronicling the rise and ruin of Escobar.

The article discusses Colombian voters' rejection of a referendum on the government's peace treaty with the rebel group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), including the impact that low voter turnout had on the results and Colombians' attitudes towards the treaty. The role the Colombian President President Juan Manuel Santos played in development a peace agreement with FARC is discussed.

The article states that an October 2, 2016, referendum in Colombia overturned an agreement between Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos and the group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to end its 52-year conflict. It discusses voter attitudes and differences in public opinion regarding the agreement.

The article informs that the commander of Revolutionary Armed Forces Ivan Marquez vowed a return to war and issued a new call to arms after the rebels signed a peace deal to disarm in Colombia.

The article reports that Colombia's House of Representatives are debating censuring of its defense minister Guillermo Botero over his human rights abuses.

The article relates the experience of a girl named Mélida who was taken by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) at nine years old to become child soldier. She was kidnapped by rebels after being lured with food and was taken to their camp where she learned how to make land mines. Her family searched for her but FARC members made them believe she was already dead. She visited her family when she was 16 but her father turned her in to the military the next day.

The article offers a report on the author's experience of visiting a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) military camp in a Colombian jungle, including the FARC members' following a Marxist philosophy and practicing free love. An overview of the daily life of the rebel camp, including washing clothes and swimming in a river, is provided. The prospect for peace in FARC's negotiations with the Colombian government is discussed.

The article reports conservative former senator Iván Duque and former leftist rebel Gustavo Petro have come in ahead in a first round vote in Columbia and will face each other in a final vote on June 17, 2018 to select the country's next president.

The article reports that Colombia's right-wing parties are gaining strength in the March 2018 elections.

The article reports that Pope Francis has beatified Colombian clergy Pedro María Ramírez Ramos and Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve who were murdered in 1948 and 1989, respectively, as a result of the Colombian civil war.

The article discusses various accusations against Venezuelan interior and justice minister Tareck El Aissami as of February 2016, including the claim by the U.S. Treasury Department that El Aissami was involved in the illegal narcotics trade from Colombia to Mexico.

The article reports on the approval of a revised peace accord with the country's largest rebel group by Colombia's Congress and mentions that agreement now offers some clarity over what to expect as rebels accused of various offenses.

The article reports on the peace agreement between Colombia's rebel group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the Colombian government that ended their 52-year battle.

The article discusses regulatory challenges to billionaire Carlos Slim's telecommunications giant América Móvil SAB. Politicians in Mexico are set to pass a law that would potentially create more competition in that country's telecommunications market and allow regulators to impose asset sales on firms with dominant market positions. In Colombia regulators have barred América Móvil from a spectrum auction due to its dominance in that market.

The article reports on the announcement of Colombian health officials regarding the end of the Zika virus epidemic in the country, citing the decreased cases of such disease.