# Museum Returns Artifacts, Crime Crackdown Intensifies

- Place: Bogotá, Colombia (4.711, -74.0721)
- Published: 2026-10-31T13:21:19.812Z · expires 2026-11-07T13:21:19.812Z
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A national museum in Bogotá resumes exhibiting pieces previously removed by the government following a court order, EFE reports.

De la Espriella ordered temporary militarization of Cúcuta, a border city near Bogotá, as part of his broader crime crackdown, The City Paper notes.

An ex-politician and mayoral candidate was assassinated in Colombia, according to The Bogotá Post. The killing adds to ongoing violence in the region.

Bogotá has invited bids for a US$1.5 billion wastewater treatment plant, the largest in Colombia, BNAmericas reports.

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