Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 10, 2013 | Caribbean
The northern Colombian city of Barranquilla on Saturday became an explosion of sounds, colors and movements while celebrating the most important event of its carnival, the Battle of the Flowers. Hundreds of extravagantly...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 10, 2013 | War and peace
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC said Saturday it wants nine million hectares of agricultural land to be given to poor farmers as part of an eventual peace deal with the government. The demand is only one of ten new...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 10, 2013 | News
A former congressmen and eight other allies of former President Alvaro Uribe might go to jail while awaiting trial over their alleged role in fraud committed during a failed attempt to have Colombia’s former head of state...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 9, 2013 | News
Contrary to a statement by President Juan Manuel Santos, eight people have been injured and more than a 100 houses have been damaged in an M7.0 earthquake that hit Colombia Saturday morning. MORE: M7 earthquake hits southwest...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 9, 2013 | News
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake that shook Colombia’s southwest Saturday morning has left material damage, but no personal injuries, said President Juan Manuel Santos. “Although it was felt strongly, we have no victims...
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