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3 weeks agoColombia hails historic blow' after largest cocaine bust in a decade
Colombian authorities seized 14 tonnes of cocaine at Buenaventura port, preventing distribution of 35 million doses worth over $388m.
Buenaventura is the most important port on Colombia's Pacific coast, handling about 40% of the country's foreign trade and acting as the gateway to the Uramba Bahia Malaga national natural park. Every year, tens of thousands of tourists arrive there, heading to the village of Juanchaco or the beaches of Ladrilleros and La Barra. But the coast around Juanchaco, in the Valle del Cauca department, is experiencing accelerated erosion that has already left damaged streets, collapsed homes and a local economy exposed to the elements.