Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 17, 2012 | News
For the second time in two weeks, a massacre took place in the northwestern Colombian department of Antioquia Saturday. According to preliminary reports by local authorities, five men were assassinated in San Roque, a...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 17, 2012 | War and peace
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos Saturday showed optimism over peace talks with the FARC, saying “we hope we’ll be able to get to a happy ending.” While speaking before the IberoAmerican Summit in...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 16, 2012 | Disinformation
Colombia men’s magazine Don Juan announced Thursday that Dutch FARC guerrilla Tanja Nijmeijer will be posing nude in the special Christmas edition of the monthly. In a press release, the magazine said that the special...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 15, 2012 | Tourism
The number of foreigners visiting Colombia grew only slightly in the first nine months of 2012 compared to the same period last year. According to statistics released by the Trade Ministry, 1.322,787 foreigners entered the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 14, 2012 | News
Homicides in Colombia’s second largest city Medellin are on a steady rebound after showing a decline for two consecutive years. While the number of homicides between January and October this year are still 27% lower than...
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