Colombian weightlifter wins gold at PanAm Games (video)
Colombian weightlifter Mercedes Isabel Perez won the gold medal Wednesday in the women’s 152 pound division at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Perez lifted a combined total of…
Colombian weightlifter Mercedes Isabel Perez won the gold medal Wednesday in the women’s 152 pound division at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Perez lifted a combined total of…
Cali Cartel leader Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela was the first person to hear of Pablo Escobar’s death in 1993, the now-defunct cartel’s former head of security revealed Wednesday. Jorge Salcedo, “the…
The Medellin Mayor’s Office continued Tuesday to accuse mayoral candidate Luis Perez of using criminal gangs to coerce voters, despite an ongoing investigation against Mayor Alonso Salazar for trying to…
Medellin Mayor Alonso Salazar was accused Tuesday of slandering one of the city’s mayoral candidates in order to influence elections. According to Colombia’s Inspector General, Salazar delivered pictures and statements…
Colombia’s government rejected Tuesday the proposal to build a seven-star mega-hotel in Tayrona National Park. The project was scrapped after a meeting between President Juan Manuel Santos and Environment Minister…
A Washington court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit from a U.S. company seeking multibillion-dollar compensation from Colombia over rights to the Spanish gold ship “San Jose,” which sank off the…
Colombia’s National Registry of Civil Status migrated to a U.S. server on Monday, making any hacking attempt a federal crime against the American state. The National Registry of Civil Status…
Approximately 4,000 employees of Colombia’s Pacific Rubiales oil company went on strike Monday after labor and wage negotiations failed. “Negotiations between Pacific Rubiales Energy and the USO (Sindical Obreras Union)…
Colombia’s foreign-led Angostura and La Colosa mining projects have been delayed due to environmental concerns. Canadian based mining company Eco Oro (formerly Greystar) announced that it will develop the Angostura…