Colombian pop star Juanes received 12 platinum albums for the record-breaking sales of his live “MTV Unplugged” performance. The “MTV Unplugged” DVD was released May 28 and already has smashed Colombian…
Colombian police have arrested one of their former agents for narcotrafficking crimes and will extradite him to the United States, local media reported Monday. Javier Bermudez worked more than 15…
Bulls will continue to die in Bogota bullfighting arenas despite protestations from the city’s mayor, Colombia media reported Monday. After a meeting with the non-profit Taurina Corporation of Bogota, which…
Colombian authorities dismantled two cocaine processing labs allegedly run by the FARC, local media reported Monday. The two plants had produced about 10,000 pounds of cocaine each month, most likely…
More than 600 people near Colombia’s pacific coast have fled their homes to avoid fighting between army and paramilitary troops, an indigenous rights group said Friday. Most of the displaced…
Colombia’s rainy season, which began in March ends mid-June, has left 55 dead, 53 wounded and 11 missing, Colombia media reported Friday. More than 180,000 people have been affected by the…
The Venezuelan government has found no evidence of illegal armed groups near its border with Colombia, Venezuela’s minister of the interior told reporters Thursday. “We’ve looked into it, and we’ve found…
Colombia’s salsa capital will put on its pointe shoes this week, with the city’s sixth International Ballet Festival set to begin June 3. This year’s event, lasting from June 3-10…
A diplomatic blunder may have ruined Colombia’s shot at a visit from the Pope, the Italian newspaper La Stampa reported Monday. Just when the Vatican announced it was considering a…