Colombia went to the polls on Sunday to vote for a new Congress. One of the candidates was Juan Valdes - not to be confused with Colombia's iconic coffe famer Juan Valdez - an aspiring congressman from the city of Medellin.
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'Colombian cities should stop taking care of the displaced'
As long as the Colombian government doesn’t properly address the causes of the country’s displacement, big cities should refuse to take care of the victims, says former mayor of the Apartado peace community and Senate candidate, Gloria Cuartas.
Ephniko takes his passion for Colombian music to the US
Ephniko, a Colombian emcee residing in Miami, is one of a new breed of artists creating Latin hip-hop with a global appeal. Music producer and blogger Carlito Sway talked to him.
FARC are still weakening: think tank
Contrary to the conclusions of a previous independent study, the FARC are not on the rebound but are continuing to weaken, Alfredo Rangel, director of the Security and Democracy Foundation, a Colombian think tank which specializes in the country's conflict, told Colombia Reports.
'Uribe refuses to take responsibility for his failures'
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe avoids debate over his policies by disqualifying any opposition or criticism as support for the FARC or anti-patriotic to avoid taking responsibility for his own failures, says Leon Valencia, director of think tank Nuevo Arco Iris.
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