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Vaccination protection There is no compulsory yellow fever vaccination in Colombia. In 2005, however, there were 20 yellow fever cases and 13 people died. The WHO recommends vaccination for trips to the middle valley of the Magdalena River, the eastern and western foothills of the Cordillera Oriental from the border area with Ecuador to the… Read More »

Yearbook 2012 Colombia. The conflict in Colombia took new hopeful turns during the year. In late February, FARC (Colombia’s Revolutionary Armed Forces), the largest of the country’s guerrilla groups, first announced the release of all soldiers and policemen held captive over the past ten years. At the same time, FARC announced that they would immediately… Read More »