After finding refuge and building power in Venezuela, a decades-old rebel group has waged the worst violence in Colombia in a generation, setting off troubling regional tensions.

They once braved the jungles of the Darien Gap, trekking days along the perilous migrant passage dividing Colombia and Panama with a simple goal: Seek asylum in the U.S. Now, boat-by-boat, those migrants – mainly from the Andean nations of Venezuela and Colombia – have given up after President Donald Trump’s crackdown on asylum,

CNN By Stefano Pozzebon and Hira Humayun, CNN Cali, Colombia (CNN) — The sewing machines and computers sit collecting dust in the dark. They were once tools of hope and empowerment, a promise for those seeking to build a life for themselves.

Argentina's Julio Soler, right, grabs onto the jersey of Colombia's Andy Batioja, as he falls on the pitch during a South American U-20 Championship final round soccer match in Caracas,

Climate change is rapidly altering the way of life of the Indigenous Wayuu people, a semi-nomadic Indigenous group living in the arid La Guajira region, which spans northern Colombia and Venezuela.

Fighting between two armed groups has been ongoing for almost a month along the border with Venezuela. Leaked Colombian military intelligence reports allege that one of the groups works with Venezuelan officials to traffic cocaine.

Colombia's Neiser Villarreal, back, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's second goal against Chile during a South American U-20 Championship final round soccer match in Caracas, Venezuela,

A boat with 19 migrants from Venezuela and Colombia and two crew sank off Panama, border police in charge of the rescue operation said Saturday.

Migrants from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Ukraine could be more vulnerable to deportation.

Now, boat-by-boat, those migrants – mainly from the Andean nations of Venezuela and Colombia – have given up after President Donald Trump’s crackdown on asylum, and are returning to the...

Now, boat-by-boat, those migrants – mainly from the Andean nations of Venezuela and Colombia – have given up after President Donald Trump’s crackdown on asylum, and are returning to the...

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