Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 14, 2012 | News
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday he is willing to mediate peace talks between the Colombian government and Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC, whose leader proposed to resume talks on Monday. During a speech...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 13, 2012 | News
The pilot of a small plane managed to make an emergency landing in the jungle after his motor failed, and all four people aboard survived, including a pregnant woman he was trying to fly for medical care, Colombian officials...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 13, 2012 | Economy
Colombia had the highest unemployment rate in Latin America in 2011, according to a comparative study by the International Labour Organisation. The results of the study were presented by the U.N. labor organization in Peru on...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 13, 2012 | News
Cali surpasses Medellin as Colombia’s most dangerous city in a Mexican study comparing violence worldwide. World’s most violent cities San Pedro Sula (Honduras) Juarez (Mexico) Macelo (Brazil) Acapulco (Mexico)...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 12, 2012 | zSports
Colombian striker Carlos Bacca signed with Belgian soccer team Club Brugge Thursday despite a lawsuit impeding him to leave the country. The 25-year old Junior Barranquilla player confirmed the transfer to Colombian media, but...
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