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Colombia tourist jewel plagued by violence
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- Armed groups’ extortion and turf wars in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada threaten Indigenous communities and tourism boom.
- xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Aerial view of Playa Blanca beach in Santa Marta, Magdalena department, Colombia.
- But behind the picture-postcard views lies a more sinister reality.
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Armed groups’ extortion and turf wars in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada threaten Indigenous communities and tourism boom.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Aerial view of Playa Blanca beach in Santa Marta, Magdalena department, Colombia. [Luis Acosta/AFP]By AFPPublished On 6 May 20266 May 2026With snow-capped peaks tumbling towards the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Park is one of the jewels in Colombia’s tourism crown.
But behind the picture-postcard views lies a more sinister reality.
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