Posted by Hannah Mead | Mar 26, 2013 | News
Holiday travel on Colombia’s roads left 28 killed and 208 injured, in spite of a 66% decrease in accidents from the same period last year. According to the director of Colombia’s Transit Police, General Carlos Ramiro,...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Mead | Mar 25, 2013 | Lite
The Colombian army has discharged the soldier Alexander Mandon, because he was believed to attract lightning, local media reported on Sunday. The soldier has been hit 4 times since September 2012. After the first strike, he was...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Mead | Mar 25, 2013 | Tourism
For Colombia’s predominantly Catholic population, the Holy Week is the most important celebration of the year and many processions and religious ceremonies take place all over the country. While some of us associate this...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Mead | Mar 22, 2013 | News
Colombia’s senate president threatens the arrest of rebel group FARC members should they attend a land reform forum in the southern department of Caqueta. On Friday and Saturday around 2,000 farmers will gather in San...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Mead | Mar 22, 2013 | News
Colombia’s inspector general on Friday demanded that the National Mining Agency cancel all mining activity within Colombia’s national parks. “My office has received continued requests by the Administrative Unit...
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