Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 19, 2013 | War and peace
Colombia’s armed forces are prepared to confront a possible surge in rebel violence when on Sunday the unilateral truce of guerrilla group FARC comes to and end, the country’s president, Juan Manuel Santos, said...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 19, 2013 | News
Colombia’s culture minister on Saturday inaugurated Barranquilla’s pre-carnival, a series of festivities preceding the city’s carnival that will kick off on February 9. Minister Mariana Garces officially opened...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 19, 2013 | Economy
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos met with business leaders Friday to discuss possible measures to curb the appreciation of the country’s peso against the dollar. According to the president, he and employers primarily...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 19, 2013 | War and peace
Colombia’s Ombudsman’s Office said Friday that members of rebel group FARC carried out 57 attacks during the 60-day of ceasefire due to end on Sunday. Ombudsman Jorge Armando Otalora told radio station Caracol that...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 19, 2013 | News
Colombia’s second largest rebel group ELN has kidnapped five gold mine employees to force the government to include the guerrillas in peace talks currently held with the larger FARC group, said the country’s military...
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