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People take part in a march supporting the peace process on 7 October 2016 in Medellín, Colombia.
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When Wills Meet

When Wills Meet

Colombia’s peace agreement earned global applause and a Nobel Peace Prize for the then president, Juan Manuel Santos. A third of the way into the deal’s 15-year time frame, María Ángela Holguín, former government minister of Foreign Affairs, reflects upon its progress.
1855, Colton Map of Columbia, Venezuela and Ecuador
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200 years of Colombia

200 years of Colombia

It was two centuries ago that the decisive battle over the Boyacá Bridge took place and the Colombian army ensured the country’s independence. Javier Ortiz Cassiani, Historian at the Cartagena University, portrays the years preceding the birth of this nation.