Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 7, 2012 | Culture
Colombia on Tuesday celebrates the Battle of Boyaca, a national holiday dedicated to an 1819 battle that proved crucial in acquiring independence from Spain. On the bank holiday, President Juan Manuel Santos will meet up with an...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 7, 2012 | News
The creation of drug consumption centers in Colombia’s capital Bogota would be “irresponsible” without further study, President Juan Manuel Santos said Monday. Santos responded to an idea coined by Bogota mayor...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 7, 2012 | Economy
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Colombia grew 26% in the first six months of 2012 compared to the same period last year, said the country’s trade minister Monday. According to Minister Sergio Diaz-Granados, foreign...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 6, 2012 | News
More than 200 people have disappeared in Colombia’s third largest city Cali in the first six months of 2012, the local Ombudsman’s Office said Monday. What causes most concern about the disappearances, “is the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 6, 2012 | Bogota
Colombia’s capital Bogota is celebrating its 474th anniversary Monday. To commemorate the founding of the city by Spanish explorer and conquistador Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada in 1574, the city’s government has organized several...
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