American Univ.'s Trade and Environment Database offers a paper that analyzes the environmental impact of coca and poppy cultivation in the Andes.

Presents an overview of Colombian history since the C19th that focuses on the conflict between competing social and governmental factions.

Educational resource for high school teachers and students summarizes sites that deal with Colombian history and culture.

Bonnie Hamre at About.com supplies resources related to the South American country's geography and history.

Workers World News Service reports that Colombian government-backed death squads target civilians. Read about the social crisis of the mid 90s.

Furnishes an overview of the history of Columbia from the country's discovery by the Spanish in 1510 to 1903.

Encyclopedia article reviews the history of Columbia from the Spanish conquest in the 16th century to the modern age.

Details the history of coffee cultivation and production in Columbia. Defines various coffee types and roasting styles.

Read a presentation by Colombia's High Commissioner for Peace on the country's on-going political and social crisis.

New York Times article reports on the Clinton administration's plans to aid the Colombian government in fighting leftist rebels.