Harsh weather hits flower production
Colombia’s flower producers say that 2010’s severe weather has been devastating to the industry and that production for next year’s Valentine’s Day will be far lower than usual, reports RCN. “This...
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Santos vows to fight soccer-crime links
Posted by Cameron Sumpter | Dec 1, 2010 | News
President Juan Manuel Santos vowed to rid Colombian soccer of any “macabre association between criminals and sport clubs,” speaking at the Sportsman of the Year ceremony on Wednesday. “Either we change soccer,...
Read MoreArmy blames FARC commander for bomb
Posted by Cameron Sumpter | Dec 1, 2010 | News
Colombia’s army says that FARC commander Jhon Jairo Bedoya Arias, alias “Rumba,” is responsible for Tuesday’s bomb attack in Huila, central Colombia, which injured 11 people, reports El Espectador. The...
Read MoreDAS to improve immigration at Bogota airport
Posted by Cameron Sumpter | Nov 30, 2010 | Bogota
Most foreign visitors to Colombia have experienced the long queues to get through immigration at Bogota’s El Dorado Airport, but that could be a thing of the past now security agency DAS has announced plans to make the...
Read MoreSantos to visit US, Argentina, Mexico
Posted by Cameron Sumpter | Nov 30, 2010 | News
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos will embark on a three-nation tour this Friday, with stops in Argentina, the U.S. and Mexico, reports EFE. The first stop will be Mar del Plata in Argentina where Santos will attend...
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