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More than 80 people have been killed in the Colombia’s northeast region following failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army
Officials said the attacks occurred in several towns located in the Catatumbo region near the border with Venezuela
Colombia
Colombia is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America.
The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Peru and Ecuador to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest.
The Capital District of Bogotá is also the country's largest city
Its territory encompasses Amazon rainforest, highlands, grasslands and deserts.
It is the only country in South America with coastlines (and islands) along both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
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