Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 29, 2012 | Culture
Colombian media on Thursday hailed pop diva Madonna’s first ever show in the South American country as “historic” and “unprecedented.” The two-hour concert that was attended by approximately 47,000...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 28, 2012 | News
Marketing company FutureBrand on Tuesday tipped Colombia as one of the future’s leading country brands. FutureBrand’s Future 15 United Arab Emirates Chile Malaysia Qatar Estonia China Iceland Mexico Brazil Turkey...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 27, 2012 | Guests
Colombia is the seventh most unequal country in the world. Inequality here is very similar to countries such as Haiti, Angola and South Africa. The administration of President Juan Manuel Santos is uncomfortable about this and...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 27, 2012 | Lite
An allleged thief from the north of Colombia has learned never to break into a martial arts school after getting his ass kicked by a ninja instructor, a local newspaper reported Tuesday. According to newspaper El Universal, the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 27, 2012 | Economy
The International Trade Committee of the European Parliament (EP) on Tuesday advised Europe’s legislative body to approve a trade deal with Colombia and Peru. According to a committee press release, “this agreement...
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