Cartago
A group of women leaders in Cartago, Valle del Cauca, formed the Damas cartagüeñas por la democracia movement to support Paloma Valencia's presidential candidacy. The initiative is expanding to neighboring municipalities and plans a major event on May 6. Former lawmaker Emilio Merino has played a key role in its organization.
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Authorities in Cartago are intensifying the search for María Camila Salazar and Paola Giraldo Castaño, who vanished on the night of February 3 while heading to a clinic on a motorcycle. Hours later, their vehicle was found abandoned and covered near a ditch, with no sign of the women. Police have activated the Urgent Search Mechanism amid rising concern in the region.