For decades, Colombia has remained one of the most stable democracies in Latin America, even as its governments have battled drug cartels and guerrilla movements in the sprawling countryside. So the eruption of mass demonstrations in its cities during the past 10 days — and worse, the death of at least two dozen people in clashes with riot police — has been a shock that shows how even the most stable Latin American countries have been rocked by covid-19.
