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Forest fire threatens tourist town in Colombian Andes

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Newest development Sep 21, 2026 · 2 reportsColombia declares public calamity as wildfire threatens popular tourist area

A forest fire was burning Sunday in central Colombia near the popular tourist town of Villa de Leyva, officials said.

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  1. Forest fire threatens tourist town in Colombian Andes

    Headline from Phys ·

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    Colombia declares public calamity as wildfire threatens popular tourist area

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Central Colombia forest fire threatens tourist town of Villa de Leyva (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The country has battled multiple wildfires amid record-breaking temperatures fuelled by El Nino and drought conditions.

  2. Phys

    Forest fire threatens tourist town in Colombian Andes (opens Phys)

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    A forest fire was burning Sunday in central Colombia near the popular tourist town of Villa de Leyva, officials said.

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    Colombia declares a public calamity as a wildfire rips toward Villa de Leyva (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian authorities declared a public calamity as a wildfire burned through mountains surrounding one of the country’s best-known colonial towns in the northeast, scorching large swaths of vegetation and forcing evacuations.

  4. The Guardian

    Colombia declares public calamity as wildfire threatens popular tourist area (opens The Guardian)

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    Wildfire forces evacuations and burns through mountains surrounding Villa de Leyva in the north-east Colombian authorities declared a public calamity as a wildfire burned through mountains surrounding one of the country’s best-known colonial towns in the north-east, scorching large swaths of vegetat…

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