Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 21, 2012 | News
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday urged Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro to push down the capital city’s murder rate to a one-digit number. The president hailed Petro for securing a 24% drop in homicides over the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 21, 2012 | Guests
Bogota’s historic center: Theaters, museums, historical landmarks, century-old businesses…and chain stores? That seems to be city planners’ vision, judging by the invasion of the La Candelaria neighborhood by...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 20, 2012 | News
Five soldiers have been killed by FARC rebels in the south of Colombia, a regional army commander said Saturday. According to the commander of the 27th Jungle Brigade, the five men were killed and three more were injured by a...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 20, 2012 | War and peace
The United States and Colombia are “very advanced” in coming to an agreement on the repatriation of convicted FARC leader “Simon Trinidad,” allowing the extradited rebel leader to take part in peace...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 20, 2012 | News
A magnitude-4.4 earthquake shook the northern Colombian city of Santa Marta Friday. According to the U.S. Geogolical Survey, the epicenter of the earthquake was 21 miles south of the Caribbean city. Citizens of other northern...
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