Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 17, 2012 | News
Colombia’s army on Saturday condemned a video in which soldiers are shown using a dog for shooting practice. The dog, according to an army spokesman, survived the shooting and is recovering well. The four soldiers who were...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 17, 2012 | News
For the second time in two weeks, a massacre took place in the northwestern Colombian department of Antioquia Saturday. According to preliminary reports by local authorities, five men were assassinated in San Roque, a...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 17, 2012 | War and peace
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos Saturday showed optimism over peace talks with the FARC, saying “we hope we’ll be able to get to a happy ending.” While speaking before the IberoAmerican Summit in...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 16, 2012 | Disinformation
Colombia men’s magazine Don Juan announced Thursday that Dutch FARC guerrilla Tanja Nijmeijer will be posing nude in the special Christmas edition of the monthly. In a press release, the magazine said that the special...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 15, 2012 | Tourism
The number of foreigners visiting Colombia grew only slightly in the first nine months of 2012 compared to the same period last year. According to statistics released by the Trade Ministry, 1.322,787 foreigners entered the...
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