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Meteorologists attribute the rise in precipitation over the country to the "La Nina" climatic phenomenon, which is caused by a cooling of adjacent waters in the Pacific Ocean.
Fernando Vergara / AP
Farmland sits under flood water in La Victoria in southern Colombia, Dec. 15, 2010. An exceptionally wet rainy season has caused floods and landslides and killed dozens throughout Colombia.