What happens to the communities beyond the last point a land vehicle can reach? By Viviana Vargas Ávila – Aug 17, 2026 On Monday, August 10, 2026, Colombia faced one of the strongest earthquakes in its recent history. The magnitude 7.4 tremor, with its epicenter in San José del Palmar, Chocó, caused damage across a wide swath of national territory. Five days later, the country is still taking stock of an emergency whose true magnitude can hardly…
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