‘La Negra Grande’ receives Culture Award
Leonor Gonzalez Mina, better known as ‘La Negra Grande‘, received the ‘Grand Order of Cultural Merit’ awarded by Colombia’s Ministry of Culture on Wednesday. Gonzalez Mina was the first Afro-Colombian…
Leonor Gonzalez Mina, better known as ‘La Negra Grande‘, received the ‘Grand Order of Cultural Merit’ awarded by Colombia’s Ministry of Culture on Wednesday. Gonzalez Mina was the first Afro-Colombian…
An angry customer bit off the ear of an electrician in Barranquilla after realizing that the electricity company Electricaribe suspended its service due to the man’s outstanding debts to the…
Authorities of the Arauca department offer a 20 million peso (US$9,000) reward for information leading to the guerrillas who blew up two electricity towers on Wednesday morning. The attack left…
The political party Apertura Liberal Wednesday said it will support David Murcia in his plans to run for Colombian Senate in 2010. “As the candidate of the DMG family, Murcia…
Colombian authorities identified ten criminal gangs, consisting mainly of former paramilitaries, whose main activities are related to drug trafficking, extortion and hired assassinations. Radio Caracol reported that it was given…
Uribia, self-proclaimed Indigenous capital of Colombia, carries out the 23rd version of the Festival of the Wayuu Culture on 22, 23 and 24 May. sponsor:Colombia Travel Agent – Mantaraya Travel…
112 members of the drug gang ‘Los Rastrojos’ Wednesday demobilized and handed over their weapons to authorities, the Colombian Army announced. Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos confirmed the demobilization of…
A north Colombian lady claims she saw the Virgin of Carmen in her cup of coffee in the early morning hours of Tuesday. It was six o’clock on Tuesday morning,…
Colombia’s Supreme Court Wednesday announced it will be stricter in allowing demobilized paramilitaries benefits in exchange for the former fighters’ collaboration with justice. “A confession alone is not sufficient for…