The strategic Colombian peninsula of La Guajira, a sought after departure point for drugs heading across the Caribbean, may be up for grabs once more with the arrest of the gang leader who controlled ...

The Cerrejon mine train carrying coal ore to the Puerto Bolivar terminal in front of the Guajira 1 wind farm at Cap de la Vela, Guajira region, Colombia, January 6, 2024. VICTOR RAISON The El Cerrejon ...

La Guajira, Colombia is the sort of place that's so under-the-radar that it's a natural draw for travelers who crave new experiences. Positioned along Colombia's Caribbean coast adjacent to Venezuela, ...

One of the three 49-meter blades under construction at the Guajira-1 wind farm at the end of October 2021 Looking like huge, beached white whales in an arid landscape, the wind turbine’s blades lie on ...

The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela have reiterated their promise to crack down on contraband along their shared border. At the center of the crisis is the perennial illegal trade in cheap ...

Cooperation is at the heart of EPICS at Purdue. A cohort of College of Engineering students spent Spring Break 2023 on a study abroad in La Guajira, Colombia where they supported different local ...

Locals often have to walk a long way to fetch water in La Guajira Water is as vital as it is scarce in the Alta Guajira region of north-eastern Colombia. It has been three years since its 200,000 ...

A transformative and lifesaving project launched in 2021 by UNICEF USA, UNICEF Colombia and the Baxter International Foundation has been expanded for three additional years through 2027. The ...

The struggle for access to safe and sufficient water for drinking and irrigation defines life for the indigenous Wayuu of La Guajira, Colombia’s northernmost department. Activists have described the ...