Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 23, 2012 | News
Infamous businessman Victor Carranza, known in Colombia as the “Emerald Czar” because of his control over the country’s emerald exploitation, was a “big time narco” and paramilitary leader,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 23, 2012 | News
Colombian Police said Saturday they have seized almost a ton of cocaine meant for Mexican drug cartel “Los Zetas” in the northern Colombian city of Cartagena. The seizure of drugs allegedly belonging to Colombian...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 22, 2012 | zSports
Colombian mountain climbers are planning to plant their country’s flag on the highest peak of Antarctica. The seven men on Friday visited President Juan Manuel Santos who handed the climbers a flag, while commending the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 22, 2012 | War and peace
Negotiators of Colombia’s government and the country’s largest rebel group FARC took a break from peace talks Friday to celebrate Christmas. In a joint press statement, the two negotiating parties said the talks have...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 13, 2012 | News
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe defended his government’s policy on San Andres in Congress Wednesday despite the fact that the House had canceled the debate on a recent world court ruling that granted 30,000...
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