Andean Group - March 2021

The route south through Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru had long been a relatively safe corridor for Venezuelans escaping the country’s long-running humanitarian crisis.... Read More

The route south through Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru had long been a relatively safe corridor for Venezuelans escaping the country’s long-running humanitarian crisis.... Read More

The 2016 peace agreement between the Colombian government and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc) guerrilla group was meant to herald the end of an era, bringing four years of negotiations – and over 50 years of civil conflict – to a close.... Read More

In 2020 Ecuador registered its highest murder rate in six years, despite the significant mobility restrictions in place during the worst months of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in the country.... Read More

Last year was a disastrous year for Ecuador’s national oil industry with exports down around 40% in monetary terms due to a fall in demand and low prices stemming from the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and the temporary rupture of the country’s two oil pipelines.... Read More

In 2020, Peru experienced one of the biggest GDP declines in Latin America, of 11.1%, as a result of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.... Read More

In late December 2020, Bolivia’s state-owned energy company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), announced that exploratory drilling at the Yarará-X1 well had been successful, with drill stem tests (DST) yielding very positive results pointing to the future commercial viability of the site.... Read More

BOLIVIA | New solar power plant begins operations.... Read More