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The Arduous Task of Rebuilding the Communities of Colombia's Cafetero Axis After the Earthquake: 'Here the Tradition of Self-Construction of Houses without Safety Criteria Prevails'

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On August 10, when the earth trembled, Gloria Elena Rendón was in Cartagena de Indias, in the cosot of the Caribbean Sea. There she barely felt the 7.4-degree earthquake that has left at least 314 dead and 290 missing in Colombia, according to the last count. But news of the ravages she had caused in her hometown, Apía, a population of about 12,000 inhabitants of the department of Risaralda embedded in the western mountain range of the Andes and…

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On August 10, when the earth trembled, Gloria Elena Rendón was in Cartagena de Indias, in the cosot of the Caribbean Sea. There she barely felt the 7.4-degree earthquake that has left at least 314 dead and 290 missing in Colombia, according to the last count. But news of the ravages she had caused in her hometown, Apía, a population of about 12,000 inhabitants of the department of Risaralda embedded in the western mountain range of the Andes and…

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The inhabitants of Salento, the tourist heart of the Coffee Shaft region in Colombia, are concerned about the effects of the earthquake.

·Madrid, Spain
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EFE broke the news in Madrid, Spain on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
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