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Venezuelan opposition is regrouping after the ruling party dominated election

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After boycotting elections for years, Venezuela's opposition chose to participate in state and regional elections this week. The ruling Socialist Party won overwhelmingly.

International observers monitor as Venezuelans cast ballots in local elections

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Opposition candidates participated in state and local elections in Venezuela for the first time in years, having concluded that boycotts only strengthened the government of President Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuelan opposition returns to polls after years of boycotts

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Venezuela holds local elections Sunday and for the opposition, in a change in policy, is taking part.

Omar Vivó, a 45-year-old Cuban migrant, in Necoclí, Colombia in September, on his more than 3,000-mile journey to the U.S. Next Vivó made his way to the Darién Gap to trek on foot through the jungle to the Panama border.

He left Cuba for the U.S., and wound up trekking through 60 miles of dangerous jungle

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An NPR team follows Omar Vivó as he sets off from Colombia for the U.S., traversing part of the Darién Gap, where the dangers include raging rivers, snakes and criminals who prey on migrants.

For many Haitian migrants, reaching the U.S. border took years of travel

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For many Haitian migrants, the dangerous journey from their troubled home country to the United States spans a decade and thousands of miles through Latin America.

Haitian migrants in Necoclí, Colombia, walk toward boats that will take them to the town of Acandí, across the Gulf of Urabá. The boats can't keep up with the number of Haitians looking to travel from Colombia through the jungle to Panama to eventually reach the U.S.

Thousands of Haitians prepare to trek through Panama's jungle and on to the U.S.

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Haitian migrants are camped out on the beaches of this Colombian town, which is a stopover before the Darién Gap leading to Panama. They hope the United States will take them in.

While rafting down the Guejar River, tourists stop to hike along a stream to a waterfall near the town of Mesetas, which used to be under FARC rebel control in southern Colombia.

Tourists In Colombia Can Now Take Jungle Hikes With Ex-FARC Guerrilla Guides

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FARC rebels used to chain their kidnap victims in the jungle until they received ransom. Now tourists pay ex-guerrillas hundreds of dollars to take them hiking and whitewater rafting there.

At Least 6 Suspects In Haiti President Killing Confirmed As Former Colombian Military

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Some of the suspects in the assassination of Haiti's president have been identified as Colombian nationals. Colombia has an industry of former military personnel marketing themselves as mercenaries.

Behind The Violence Between Venezuelan Forces And Colombian Guerillas

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In recent weeks, fighting has broken out between Venezuelan forces and guerrilla fighters from neighboring Colombia. The fighters have long used Venezuela as a base, but Venezuela is now pushing back.

What The Pandemic Now Looks Like In Germany, Kenya And Colombia

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The global fight against COVID-19 is in very different stages country to country. Reporters on three continents explain the status of the pandemic in Germany, Kenya and Colombia.