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Background: Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part by funds from the drug trade. Although the violence is deadly and large swaths of the countryside are under guerrilla influence, the movement lacks the military strength or popular support necessary to overthrow the government. An anti-insurgent army of paramilitaries has grown to several thousand strong in recent years, challenging the insurgents for control of territory and the drug trade, and also the government's ability to exert its dominion over rural areas. While Bogota steps up efforts to reassert government control throughout the country, neighboring countries worry about the violence spilling over their borders.




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I was born in Colombia and I carry this country in my heart because of all the sufferings it has gone through. I appreciate the strong will and hope the Colombian people have to reach their goals despite the every-day struggles they have to go through to have food and shelter in their homes, let alone some hope to progress to something better... someday. I was very privileged to come to Canada and find the Church Life! Nevertheless my dear Colombia is in my prayers. [View Full Entry]

Viajepodroz - Maciej & Paula | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 23rd 2006 | 1641 Views | [diary=61365]

Children dancing Colombian folkloric dances
Colombia Tierra Querida
Colombia Tierra Querida

Y muy colombianito soy aca llegue al mundo a las 12 10 del medio dia de un viernes [View Full Entry]

ivandarioquin - Ivan Dario Quiñones Sanchez | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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