Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 5, 2011 | Culture
Colombian pop star Shakira launched the single “Sale el Sol,” the title track of her latest album. According to her website, the single has a special meaning for Shakira this year. “I believe that in all of us...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 5, 2011 | Economy
Colombia is a model for economic and political growth and the approval of a U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement remains a priority for the administration of Barack Obama, U.S.Commerce Secretary Gary Locke wrote Colombia’s...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 5, 2011 | Lite
The 18th anniversary issue of U.S. fashion magazine Ocean Drive features Colombian bombshell Sofia Vergara. Vergara, enjoying fame in the U.S. for her role in the ABC sitcom “Modern Family,” is featured on the cover...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 5, 2011 | News
Medellin’s police department suspended three police officers who are investigated for the mysterious death of two women. The two women disappeared on December 26 after the car they and the policemen were traveling in fell...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 5, 2011 | News
At least 48 people were injured in popular bullfights, called corralejos, held in the north Colombian town of Sampues over the past week. The corralejos are traditionally part of the town’s annual feria and consist of...
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