Topic - Tumaco

Tumaco is a port city and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia, by the Pacific Ocean. It is located on the southwestern of Colombia, near to border with Ecuador, and enjoys of hot tropical climate. Tumaco is inhabited mainly by Afro-Colombians and some indigenous people. - Source: Wikipedia

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FILE - In this April, 18, 2018, boats cruise along Tumaco in southern Colombia. An investigation by Human Rights Watch found former guerrillas are waging a brutal campaign of violence in the port city of Tumaco fueled by booming coca production, a lack of basic infrastructure and disillusionment with peace. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)

Report: Dissident rebels fuel violence in Colombia port city

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Heavy Price: Relatives mourn Maj. German Mendez, one of two Colombian police officers killed last month by rebels in the port town of Tumaco. Guerrillas pay $1,000 to anyone who kills a cop, police say. (REUTERS)

U.S. helping Colombia quell Marxist guerrilla group

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