The Embassy of Colombia in Peru represents the permanent

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of the

Republic of Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast ...

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

. It is located at the sixth floor of the ''Edificio Cromo'', an office building located at 340 Víctor Andrés Belaúnde Avenue, in central

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. The building is shared with the

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of the

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to Peru.

History

Both countries established relations on June 6, 1822. Relations were initially amicable, although a

territorial dispute A territorial dispute or boundary dispute is a disagreement over the possession (law), possession or control of territories (land, maritime territory, water or airspace) between two or more political entities. Context and definitions Territorial ...

soon led to conflict between both states. The first such conflict was the

Gran Colombia–Peru War The Gran Colombian–Peruvian War () of 1828 and 1829 was the first international conflict fought by the Republic of Peru, which had gained its independence from Spain in 1821, and Gran Colombia, that existed between 1819 and 1830. Causes Th ...

, being followed by skirmishes that would last almost a century after, culminating in the 20th century

Battle of La Pedrera The Battle of La Pedrera was a conflict between Peru and Colombia that took place from 10–12 July 1911 in a disputed area surrounding the Putumayo River as part of a larger territorial dispute between both countries. Battle The consuls of Peru ...

and the

Colombia–Peru War The Colombia–Peru War, also called the Leticia War, was a short-lived armed conflict between Colombia and Peru over territory in the Amazon rainforest that lasted from September 1, 1932, to May 24, 1933. In the end, an agreement was reached to ...

, ultimately being resolved by the

Salomón–Lozano Treaty The Salomón–Lozano Treaty was signed in July 1922 by the representatives Fabio Lozano Torrijos of Colombia and Alberto Salomón Osorio of Peru. The fourth in a succession of treaties on the Colombian-Peruvian disputes over land in the Upper ...

and the 1934

Rio Protocol The Protocol of Peace, Friendship, and Boundaries between Peru and Ecuador, or Rio Protocol for short, was an international agreement signed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 29, 1942, by the foreign ministers of Peru and Ecuador, with the p ...

. Relations remained amicable, with both countries cooperating in several international organizations, until 2023, when Colombian president

Gustavo Petro Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego (; born 19 April 1960) is a Colombian politician who is the 34th and current president of Colombia since 2022. Upon inauguration, he became the Pink tide, first left-wing president in the History of Colombia, recen ...

's comments in support of the ongoing protests in favour of deposed president

Pedro Castillo José Pedro Castillo Terrones (; born 19 October 1969) is a Peruvian politician, former elementary school teacher, and union leader who served as the President of Peru from 28 July 2021 until Third impeachment and removal of Pedro Castillo, he ...

and against president

Dina Boluarte Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra (; born 31 May 1962) is a Peruvian politician, civil servant, and lawyer who has been serving as the 64th president of Peru since 2022. She had served as the Vice President of Peru, first vice president and minister ...

caused controversy in Peru, with relations being downgraded at a ministerial level. The former chancery, located at 1580 Jorge Basadre Grohmann Avenue, is currently occupied by the

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to Peru. In 2014, it flew its flag at

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due to the death of

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Residence

The embassy's residence is a building built in 1923 designed by

Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski Ryszard Jaxa-Małachowski Kulisicz (Odessa, — Lima, ), later known as Ricardo de Jaxa Małachowski, was a Polish-Peruvian architect, active in Peru for nearly all of his professional career. He was one of the major architects of the capital ci ...

and acquired by the Colombian government in 1946. Prior to the acquisition, it was used by

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. On February 18, 1933, due to the then ongoing

, the Colombian minister's residence was attacked by Peruvians, who rioted outside of the building and ultimately entered and looted it. The consulate in

Callao Callao () is a Peruvian seaside city and Regions of Peru, region on the Pacific Ocean in the Lima metropolitan area. Callao is Peru's chief seaport and home to its main airport, Jorge Chávez International Airport. Callao municipality consists ...

was also attacked. In 1948, Ambassador

Carlos Echeverri Cortés Carlos Echeverri Cortés (23 June 1900 – 14 March 1974) was a Colombian economist and diplomat who served as ''ad interim'' fifth Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, and as Ambassador of Colombia to Peru and Mexico. Dur ...

drew the wrath of President Manuel Arturo Odría Amoretti and his administration when he gave

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Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre (February 22, 1895 – August 2, 1979) was a Peruvian politician, philosopher, and author who founded the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA) political movement, the oldest currently existing political ...

in the embassy. For five years the Government mounted a military blockade around the Colombian Embassy where Haya was housed, and harassed embassy staff and personnel, because the Colombian Government refuse to give Haya up and the Peruvian Government refused to grant

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for Haya to leave the country.

List of representatives

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Colombia to Peru serves as the embassy's foremost representative, being appointed by the country's president.

References

External links

* {{Ambassadors to Peru

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Colombia–Peru relations San Isidro District, Lima

History

Residence

List of representatives

See also

References

External links