…k, Boyacá’s government opened internships, and made door-to-door visits to community members. They did “what was necessary to recover confidence.” Soon, 600 people, many of them artisans, joined together to sell their products – made of wood, natural fibers, wool – while at the same time selling their stories, how they made their products, what their families were like, and what the land meant to them. Later came organization grants, as well as th…

…programmer’s name has again flamed up in the news – this time regarding a commitment to his Latin American host, Ecuador. Assange uses Twitter to share his opinions, some of which, stated President Lenín Moreno, negatively affect Ecuador’s foreign relations. Still, the Ecuadorian government has committed to protecting Julian Assange while his human rights “continue to be in danger.” Assange fears that the Swedish allegations are a trick to have h…

…atural areas in the regions of Gran Chaco, the Estepa, and the Costero-Marino Patagónica. These efforts hope to improve livelihoods by integrating agricultural production, conservation, and tourism, focusing largely in the Gran Chaco, a region where 600,000 hectares of soil are transformed per year. The national parks that will receive attention from the new program include El Impenetrable, Copo y Chaco, as well as the parks of Pampa del Indio, Fu…

…line in South America, crossing from mountain to mountain hanging on a rope 600 meters high. The Valley of Cocora is in the Coffee Region. You can have a good cup of coffee and explore a little-known landscape in Colombia. Minca is “peculiar” because it is 650 meters high with a great perspective of the sea. It is an ideal place to disconnect for a while from the routine or enjoy a quiet and romantic plan. The Desert of the Tatacoa is a light and…

…numbers in security aspects during the first days of this month. These outcomes resulted from the application of state programs against violence and the opening of a new Heineken beer factory. This plant created 1,800 jobs and produced 600 million liters of beer with clean energy. However, this positive tendency ended with the assassination of Youtuber and political activist Germán Loera Acosta. Moreover, the publication of the UN Women’s group,…

…nted a plan to protect communities in conflict zones, which “will reach the 600 villages that have been identified as priorities in terms of security.” Santos also added, “The communities were demanding the presence of the State because they felt very insecure, and they are located in territories that were being occupied by criminal actors and not by the State.” According to the president, Colombia is “migrating from individual to collective prote…

…“militant organizations:” the Communist Party (PCC) and the Union of Young Communists (UJC). However, only 65% of the Cuban population adheres to one of those parties. The PCC has a little more than 600,000 members, a number similar to that of the UJC, according to official figures. Hence, together they barely exceed one million people, in a population of 11 million. 14ymedio of Cuba reported that 576 of the 605 candidates ratified in the election…

…domestic needs basket (which includes food, personal hygiene products, school fees and other items). Moreover, elevated incidences of violence also torment Venezuelans. One in five people are reported to have been the victim of crime in 2017, and 65% of those people did not file a complaint due to their lack of trust of authorities. The extreme impoverishment brought about by the recession and violence have driven an estimated 815,000 Venezuelans…

…he migration crises throughout the world, there are many challenges that accompany the influx of such a large quantity of people. The magnitude of this humanitarian crisis is of such enormity that it requires not only the involvement of national and local institutions, but also the participation of state policy to integrate all institutions, including both civil society and the international community, in the confrontation of this crisis. Diplomac…

…water until it floods. Herrera explained that in the urbanization process, companies were not required to build the necessary systems to store and relocate excess water, which would yield less drastic consequences when it rains. These systems would also help recharge the underground aquifer so that the wells in the area could continue to provide enough water over the next ten years. The sub-basin is positioned so that water flows down to the lower…