# Wrecked Colombian Towns Near Quake Epicenter Face Costly Rebuild

https://mins.news/en/item/21599

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-13 20:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-13/colombia-earthquake-destroyed-towns-face-costly-challenge-of-rebuilding?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7e2959b3146000015b0327

> El Cairo, in Colombia’s lush western Andes among mountain terrain and coffee farms, has scarcely a home left untouched by Monday’s earthquake. Towns near the epicenter now face an expensive rebuilding effort.

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