Colombia/Peru: Colombian President Stirs up Border Tension over Santa Rosa Island: ‘The Treaty Has Not Been Complied with, Peru Violated It’

Aug 8, 2025 | Santiago Torrado
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Tensions are escalating. Colombian President Gustavo Petro doubled down on Thursday on his territorial claim to an island in the Amazon River that has emerged as a source of conflict in a border dispute with Peru. “Colombia does not recognize Peru’s sovereignty over the so-called Santa Rosa Island and does not recognize the de facto authorities” in that enclave, he proclaimed before a small crowd of supporters, officials, and pro-government congressmembers.