Adriaan Alsema, Author at Colombia News

FARC ceasefire comes into force after 2 months of attacks and combat

Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 20, 2015 | War and peace

Following two months of intense violence, the leaders of Colombia’s FARC rebels on Monday...

Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 20, 2015 | Culture

Colombia salsa duo Adrianita Avila and Jefferson Benjumea won first prize at the World Salsa Open...

Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 20, 2015 | News

A Bogota city official and former police captain was arrested on Sunday after allegedly kidnapping...

Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 17, 2015 | War and peace

The United Nations called on Colombia’s politicians and FARC rebels to establish a more...

Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 17, 2015 | Economy

The US dollar opened trading at more than 2,723 Colombian pesos on Friday, a level not seen since...