A large swath of the destruction was in cities and states that overwhelmingly opposed the right-wing leader and Trump ally.President Abelardo de la Espriella at Plaza de Bolívar in Pereira, Colombia, on Aug. 11, a day after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit the region.Nathalia Angarita / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileAug. 22, 2026, 10:16 AM EDTCALI, Colombia — Three days after President Abelardo de la Espriella celebrated his inauguration here, instead of in the nation’s capital, the loud sound of cranes digging through rubble was drowning out the mumbled prayers of family members hoping to find their loved ones’ bodies after a devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake flattened their building.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
Colombia’s de la Espriella has to rebuild the earthquake’s ruptures — and the political ones too
A large swath of the destruction was in cities and states that overwhelmingly opposed the right-wing leader and Trump ally.
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