Juan Forero
Foreign
» Washington Post Foreign Service | Juan Forero is based in Bogota, Colombia, for The Washington Post and is responsible for covering Colombia and Venezuela. Before joining The Post in September 2006, he was the Bogota bureau chief for the New York Times, covering the Andean region for six years. A native of Bogota, he has also been a staff writer at the Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J., Newsday, the San Diego Union-Tribune and other papers. In addition to the Andes, he has also roamed Mexico, Cuba and the Caribbean in search of stories.
Articles by Juan Forero
Venezuela Offered Aid to Colombian Rebels (May 15, 2008)
Colombia Sends 13 Paramilitary Leaders to U.S. (May 14, 2008)
Storied Paper Bets on a Daily Future in Colombia (May 12, 2008)
Colombian Commander Extradited to U.S. After Leniency Deal Collapses (May 8, 2008)
Plot to Kill Colombian Witness Exposed (April 26, 2008)
Cousin of Colombian President Arrested in Death Squad Probe (April 23, 2008)
Taking On the President's Family (April 9, 2008)
Venezuela Steps Up Efforts To Thwart Cocaine Traffic (April 7, 2008)
Colombian Troops Kill Farmers, Pass Off Bodies as Rebels' (March 30, 2008)
Colombia's Rebels Face Possibility of Implosion (March 22, 2008)
Latin American Crisis Resolved (March 8, 2008)
Colombian Rebels' Ties to Chávez Come Into Focus (March 7, 2008)
Diplomats Closer To Ending Crisis In Latin America (March 6, 2008)
Colombian Rebel Commander Killed (March 2, 2008)
Chávez, Assailed on Many Fronts, Is Riveted by 19th-Century Idol (February 23, 2008)
The Two Paths of Castro's Legacy in Latin America (February 20, 2008)
Venezuelans Grow Bitter Over Abductions (February 13, 2008)
Drug Traffic Beneath the Waves (February 6, 2008)
Anti-FARC Rallies Held Worldwide (February 5, 2008)
An Elusive Justice (January 25, 2008)
Colombian Rebels Release Two Hostages to Venezuela (January 11, 2008)
DNA Links Boy to FARC Hostage (January 5, 2008)
Colombia: Child Born to Hostage Is Not With FARC (January 2, 2008)
Colombian Rebels Say 3 Hostages To Be Freed (December 19, 2007)
In Colombia, Hostage's Letter Hits Home (December 18, 2007)
Argentine Leader Slams U.S. Allegations (December 14, 2007)
U.S. Says Venezuela Tried to Give $800,000 to Argentine (December 13, 2007)
Colombia's Leader Offers Neutral Area For Hostage Talks (December 8, 2007)
Chávez Turns Bitter Over His Defeat in Referendum (December 6, 2007)
Chávez Chastened in Venezuela Vote (December 4, 2007)
Venezuelans Deny Chávez Additional Authority (December 3, 2007)
Students Become Potent Adversary To Chávez Vision (December 2, 2007)
Hostages in Colombia on Videos (December 1, 2007)
Chávez Bluster Surges Ahead of Referendum (December 1, 2007)
Old Allies Abandon Chávez as Constitution Vote Nears (November 29, 2007)
Chávez's 'Socialist City' Rises (November 27, 2007)
Colombia Halts Chávez's Rebel Mediation Role, Dimming Hopes for Prisoner Swap (November 23, 2007)
Colombia's Uribe Seen as Solidifying Power (November 17, 2007)
New Charter Would Widen Chávez's Reach (October 31, 2007)
Tarnished Parties Falter in Colombia (October 30, 2007)
Venezuela Increasingly A Conduit For Cocaine (October 28, 2007)
Jail Proves No Bar to Power in Colombia (October 27, 2007)
In Colombia, a Washington Sales Pitch (October 19, 2007)
Capturing the Revolution on Film (September 29, 2007)
Reputed Cocaine Boss Arrested in Colombia (September 11, 2007)
Traffickers Infiltrate Military in Colombia (September 8, 2007)
New Chapter in Drug Trade (September 5, 2007)
After a Long Trek Across Colombia, Hostage Advocate Not Ready to Rest (August 24, 2007)
U.S. Anti-Drug Aid Would Target Mexican Cartels (August 8, 2007)
Venezuela Tries To Create Its Own Kind of Socialism (August 6, 2007)
U.S. Firm Cleared in Deaths of 3 Colombians (July 27, 2007)
Report Cites Rebels' Wide Use of Mines In Colombia (July 26, 2007)
U.S. Firm On Trial in Colombia Slayings (July 13, 2007)
Colombia Challenges Rebels With a New Weapon (July 10, 2007)
Colombia's Low-Tech Coca Assault (July 7, 2007)
Colombian Leader Says Rebels Killed 11 Civilian Hostages (June 29, 2007)
Colombia to Recognize Gay Unions With Extension of Health, Other Benefits (June 16, 2007)
Colombia Releases Jailed Rebels (June 6, 2007)
For García Márquez, a Magical Homecoming (June 2, 2007)
Protests in Venezuela Reinvigorate Opposition (June 2, 2007)
Chávez Raises Volume Of Government's Voice (May 26, 2007)
Paramilitary Ties to Elite In Colombia Are Detailed (May 22, 2007)
Venezuela Lets Councils Bloom (May 17, 2007)
Wiretaps Raise New Problem for Colombia's Uribe (May 16, 2007)
Colombian Lawmakers Arrested (May 15, 2007)
Venezuelan Oil Losing Share of Key U.S. Market (May 12, 2007)
An American's Kafkaesque Encounter With Nicaragua's Justice System (May 7, 2007)
Venezuela Assumes Control of Its Oil Fields (May 1, 2007)
Venezuela Set to Assume Control of Its Oil Fields (May 1, 2007)
Colombian President Hits Back (April 21, 2007)
Colombian Senator: Death Squads Met At Uribe's Ranch (April 18, 2007)
Colombian Officials Probe Uribe Allies In His Home State (April 16, 2007)
Unionists' Murders Cloud Prospects for Colombia Trade Pact (April 10, 2007)
Shakira's Sense and Sensuality (April 8, 2007)
Colombia May Seek Chiquita Extraditions (March 21, 2007)
Colombian Unravels Government-Paramilitary Ties (March 20, 2007)
The Short Road From Hostage to Envoy (March 6, 2007)
Chávez Builds His Sphere Of Influence (February 23, 2007)
Paramilitary Scandal Takes Colombian Elite by Surprise (February 22, 2007)
Cubans on Medical Aid Mission Flee Venezuela, but Find Limbo (February 20, 2007)
Scandal in Colombia Raises Skepticism on Capitol Hill (February 17, 2007)
Venezuela Poised to Hand Chávez Wide-Ranging Powers (January 31, 2007)
Pulling the Plug on Anti-Chavez TV (January 18, 2007)
Chavez Would Abolish Presidential Term Limit (January 11, 2007)
Chavez's Economic Plans Set Latin Markets Reeling (January 10, 2007)
Ch?vez Sets Plans for Nationalization (January 9, 2007)
Paramilitary Leader Submits to Justice (December 20, 2006)
Paramilitary Ties Implicate Colombia's Political Elite (December 19, 2006)
Venezuela's Magnum Opus (December 13, 2006)
Venezuela's Ch?vez Wins Decisive Victory (December 4, 2006)
With Ch?vez, Some Venezuelan Entrepreneurs See Opportunity (December 3, 2006)
For Ch?vez, Firm Rule and Favors (December 1, 2006)
Divided Venezuelans United on Costly Policy of Cheap Gas (November 23, 2006)
Details of Mexico's Dirty Wars From 1960s to 1980s Released (November 22, 2006)
Setbacks for Venezuela's Leader Embolden a Vigorous Opponent (November 19, 2006)
Colombian Government Shaken By Lawmakers' Paramilitary Ties (November 18, 2006)
In Colombia, Songs Too Hot for the Mainstream Sizzle Underground (November 4, 2006)
For Colombians, A Growing Peril From Land Mines (November 2, 2006)
Concerns Accompany U.S. Support for Uribe (October 26, 2006)
Ecuador Reaps Costs Of Anti-Trade Fervor (October 24, 2006)
Venezuela Behind in Bid for Security Council Seat (October 17, 2006)
Venezuela Is Denied Security Council Seat (October 17, 2006)
In Colombia, a Dubious Disarmament (October 17, 2006)
Presidential Race In Ecuador Heads To Second Round (October 16, 2006)
Ecuador's Leftist Front-Runner (October 15, 2006)
In Bogota, Hope Lives in a Hospital Crib (October 2, 2006)
Fiery Chávez Aims For a Global Role (September 23, 2006)
Across Latin America, Mandarin Is in the Air (September 22, 2006)
