When you think of Colombia, what images come to mind? For some, it may be coffee or perhaps the country’s diverse landscapes and cultures. For many others, it will be cartels, crime and cocaine.

See more of our coverage in your search results. One of Pablo Escobar’s invasive “cocaine hippos” was struck and killed by a car in the middle of a Colombian highway. Officials in Puerto Triunfo said ...

They’re horny, horny hippos. The Colombian government wants to send Pablo Escobar’s so-called “cocaine hippos” to Mexico and India because the sexed-up mammals won’t stop procreating. The hippos — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Decades after Pablo Escobar brought hippos to Colombia, country now dealing with dozens of them 04:43 Colombian officials on ...

Colombia’s cocaine empires did not emerge separately from the country’s Cold War conflicts. As Washington prioritized ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Tourists buy souvenirs of the late drug lord Pablo Escobar, featured as a statue with a sign that says one will be charged ...

Colombian officials on Monday authorized a plan to euthanize dozens of free-range hippos that have invaded the country’s center and threatened villagers since they were first brought in by drug lord ...

Colombia on Tuesday began the sterilization of hippopotamuses, descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s. Two male hippos and one female ...

Pablo Escobar’s notorious “cocaine hippos” are facing a cull, according to a statement from Colombia’s minister of environment and sustainable development Thursday. The herd, which the Colombian ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Colombian government has announced a raft of measures to control ...

The Russian military’s progress has slowed to a crawl and Vladimir Putin appears to be under increasing pressure. By Katrin Bennhold Colombia is facing pushback over its plan to cull wild hippos, ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian photographer Édgar Jiménez walks around a room exhibiting “Adam and Eve,” his portrait of two of the first hippopotamuses that were brought to Colombia by late drug ...