Posted by Esteban Refshauge | Nov 16, 2012 | News
Former Senator Mario Uribe Escobar, the cousin of former President Alvaro Uribe was released from prison Wednesday after serving four and a half years in prison for his ties to paramilitary organization AUC. The former President...
Read MorePosted by Esteban Refshauge | Nov 16, 2012 | Coffee region
With holiday season fast approaching, tourism officials have been hoping the spectacular “Los Nevados” nature park in central Colombia will be reopened. The park, located in the central department of Caldas,...
Read MorePosted by Esteban Refshauge | Nov 16, 2012 | News
Ex-Colombian President Alvaro Uribe rejected accusations by an Israeli mercenary that he helped finance the training of paramilitary groups in the 1980s. Uribe referred to the allegations via his Twitter account as, “an attack...
Read MorePosted by Esteban Refshauge | Nov 16, 2012 | Culture
Colombian singer Juanes won Latin Grammys for “Best Album of the Year” and “Best Long Form Video” in the Las Vegas award ceremony Thursday night. Juanes’ won the coveted prize of “Best Album of the Year” with his third live...
Read MorePosted by Esteban Refshauge | Nov 15, 2012 | War and peace
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday dismissed the idea of a Christmas truce with FARC guerrillas. “The sooner we get to a peace agreement, the sooner we will silence the guns,” said the Colombian head of...
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