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Barbarie in La Guajira: Community Decapitating a Minor Accused of Child Femicide

A three-year-old girl was found dead in a rural area of La Guajira and, after the crime, a minor alleged to be responsible was beheaded by a group of inhabitants in an apparent case of justice by his own hands. Authorities investigate the facts and reject community violence while calling for respect for due process and protection of the rights of children.La Guajira · La Guajira Read Article

The Sinister Revenge Against Young Venezuelans Accused of Murdering a Girl in Colombia

A Venezuelan teenager was brutally murdered in the Colombian department of La Guajira, after neighbors accused them of being behind the heinous murder of a girl barely three years old. Everything goes back to the disappearance of a girl named Shelsy Navarro. After the family was several days trying to find her whereabouts, neighbors found her body inside a house near her home. Authorities activated an operation to find the whereabouts of the per…La Guajira · La Guajira Read Article

“Here You Pay with Life”: Charged with the Death of a Three-Year-Old Girl Was Executed by the Community

In Mingueo, the district of La Guajira, justice was not applied by a judge, but by collective anger. The young man identified by the community as allegedly responsible for the murder of Shelsy Navarro Ojeda, the three-year-old girl found inside a sack of coffee, died before reaching the hands of the authorities. Her end was defined in the streets, on motorcycles, in a boardhouse and, finally, in a mountain where her body was abandoned. For the i…La Guajira · La Guajira Read Article

A Man Accused of Murdering a 3-Year-Old Girl in Dibulla, La Guajira, Would Have Been Lynched by the Community: This Is Known

The crime that caused outrage among the inhabitants generated different blockades in the Caribbean Troncal. Authorities continue to investigate.La Guajira · La Guajira See the Story

Dominicans at the Center of Drug Trafficking in South America

Dominican Republic.–The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, this week asked to investigate the possible presence of Dominican citizens in an alleged U.S. air attack against a boat in Caribbean waters, which would have left two dead. According to Petro, the bodies found on the beach of the department of La Guajira «are apparently bombed . . . apparently citizens of the Dominican Republic». (Continue reading...) The Dominican entry, in the cente…Gustavo Petro · La Guajira See the Story

Destinations in Colombia that Will Be Trending in 2026: Where to Stay?

Dibulla, La Guajira. Corazon Guajiro Cabaña. Photo: taken from Booking.com. Booking.com’s international study Travel Predictions 2026 revealed the five destinations that will be trending during the coming year, and within the list nationwide are quiet places and some with beach. The findings of the study come from the analysis of the perceptions, interests and motivations of more than 29,000 travelers in 33 countries and territories. The results…La Guajira · La Guajira See the Story

Colombia. Petro Requests to Investigate Bodies Found on the Coast of the Country - Latin American Summary

Latin American Summary, December 8, 2025. The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, requested an urgent investigation into bodies found in La Guajira, suggesting that they could be victims of bombings in the Caribbean. The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, ordered an urgent investigation after finding several bodies on the coasts of the department of La Guajira, which [...] La entrada Colombia. Petro requests to investigate bodies found on t…Gustavo Petro · La Guajira See the Story

Colombia's President Accuses Discovered Bodies in the Caribbean that 'May Be' Victims of u.s. Attacks

The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, denounced this Sunday the discovery of bodies in the Caribbean Sea that "can be" victims of U.S. military attacks in the region. Pedro asked for an investigation about the discovery, which was carried out on a beach in La Guajira, a border region with Venezuela, north of the country. The Colombian leader who had already condemned American attacks in the region suggested in publication on the social netwo…Gustavo Petro · La Guajira See the Story

Defensoría Warns “Extreme Risk” for Disputes in the Sierra Nevada

The Ombudsman’s Office issued an early warning for the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and its area of influence. It warned of the “extreme risk” of “violations to the rights to life, personal integrity, freedom and security and breaches of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). The risk, argued the Defensoría, arises from the war for territorial control between the Autodefensas Conquistadoras of the Sierra Nevada (Acsn) and the Clan del Golfo, wher…La Guajira · La Guajira See the Story

Gnb Seizes 59 Panels of Marijuana and Cocaine in La Guajira During the Last Week

Officials of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fanb), attached to Detachment No. 112 of the Zona Command No. 11 Zulia, during patrol duties in the Amonol sector of the Alta Guajira parish, indigenous municipality of Bolivar Guajira, arrested a man and a woman for possession of suspected drugs. [...] The entry GNB seizes 59 panels of marijuana and cocaine in La Guajira during the last week was first published in Foco Informativa.Marijuana · La Guajira Read Article

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Barbarie in La Guajira: Community Decapitating a Minor Accused of Child Femicide

The Sinister Revenge Against Young Venezuelans Accused of Murdering a Girl in Colombia

“Here You Pay with Life”: Charged with the Death of a Three-Year-Old Girl Was Executed by the Community

A Man Accused of Murdering a 3-Year-Old Girl in Dibulla, La Guajira, Would Have Been Lynched by the Community: This Is Known

Dominicans at the Center of Drug Trafficking in South America

Destinations in Colombia that Will Be Trending in 2026: Where to Stay?

Colombia. Petro Requests to Investigate Bodies Found on the Coast of the Country - Latin American Summary

Colombia's President Accuses Discovered Bodies in the Caribbean that 'May Be' Victims of u.s. Attacks

Defensoría Warns “Extreme Risk” for Disputes in the Sierra Nevada

Gnb Seizes 59 Panels of Marijuana and Cocaine in La Guajira During the Last Week

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Barbarie in La Guajira: Community Decapitating a Minor Accused of Child Femicide

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“Here You Pay with Life”: Charged with the Death of a Three-Year-Old Girl Was Executed by the Community

A Man Accused of Murdering a 3-Year-Old Girl in Dibulla, La Guajira, Would Have Been Lynched by the Community: This Is Known

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Defensoría Warns “Extreme Risk” for Disputes in the Sierra Nevada

Gnb Seizes 59 Panels of Marijuana and Cocaine in La Guajira During the Last Week

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