Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 22, 2012 | From the editor
The peace process between Colombia’s government and FARC guerrillas couldn’t have begun more clumsily than they did last week. With the future of the country at stake, the warring parties seem further apart than...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 22, 2012 | News
A shooting between gang members and police in Colombia’s second largest city Medellin left two policemen and one civilian dead Sunday. The violence took place in the troubled Comuna 13, one of the city’s most violent...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 21, 2012 | News
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday urged Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro to push down the capital city’s murder rate to a one-digit number. The president hailed Petro for securing a 24% drop in homicides over the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 21, 2012 | Guests
Bogota’s historic center: Theaters, museums, historical landmarks, century-old businesses…and chain stores? That seems to be city planners’ vision, judging by the invasion of the La Candelaria neighborhood by...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 20, 2012 | News
Five soldiers have been killed by FARC rebels in the south of Colombia, a regional army commander said Saturday. According to the commander of the 27th Jungle Brigade, the five men were killed and three more were injured by a...
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