Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 3, 2012 | Bogota
Graffiti has traditionally served as a mode of expression against the establishment and as a way for artists to communicate with a wide audience, but Bogota is exploding internationally as here graffiti is not illegal and...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 1, 2012 | News
Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega on Saturday ruled out taking of military action against Colombia after meeting with his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos to discuss a recent world court ruling granting Nicaragua...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 29, 2012 | News
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos said Thursday his country refuses to abide by a ruling by the International Court of Justice granting 30,000 square miles of maritime territory to Nicaragua “until the rights of all...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 29, 2012 | Economy
Canadian oil company Pacific Rubiales is threatening to fire Colombian workers who join labor unions, a local NGO said Wednesday. In an interview with radio station W, a spokesman of the NGO Proyecto Gramalote said the Canadians...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 29, 2012 | War and peace
Colombia’s National University announced Wednesday it will host a public forum on agricultural reform that seeks citizen participation in peace talks between the government and rebel group FARC. The forum will be held in...
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