The Candelaria hostel association on Thursday admitted to robberies in the Bogota district as well as the alleged April 13 sexual assault of an American tourist, an event that Metropolitan…
Five thousand people, including runners from 10 different countries, have registered for the Bogota Half Marathon in July and event organizers expect tens of thousands more. Event organizers are expecting…
Tourists to Bogota‘s La Candelaria district have been robbed by armed men inside their hostels on at least seven occasions in the past eight months, admit hotel owners. The violent…
Suspected FARC guerrillas detonate explosives on the Caño Limon-Coveñas oil pipeline in the north of Colombia, reported Caracol Radio Tuesday. A report obtained by Caracol from state-owned oil company Ecopetrol explains…
Corruption, insufficient resources, and difficult terrain on Ecuador’s border with Colombia allowed FARC guerrillas to jump the boundary and use the country for refuge from Colombian security forces according to…
Anti-narcotics police captured regional head of “Los Urabeños” who is said to be repsonsible for murder, kidnapping, extortion and the theft of land, reported El Espectador Friday. Giovannis Waldir Ustariz…
The defense minister announced a new plan that deters cell phone theft by not allowing phones to be reactivated after they have been stolen. After a meeting with Minister of…
Good Friday, April 22, will be a “Day of Prayer for the Victims of Violence” announced the secretary general of Colombia’s bishop’s conference. Bishop Juan Vicente Cordoba said during an…
Anti-riot police were dispatched Thursday to break up protests in a Bogota university that are said to have been provoked by guerrillas embedded within the student protest groups. The Mobile…