Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 19, 2012 | War and peace
Delegates representing Colombia’s government and largest rebel group FARC sit down for historic peace talks in Cuba that aim to end nearly 50 years of violence between the guerrillas and the state. Peace talks news archive...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 19, 2012 | News
Two bombs rocked the central Colombian city of Ibague Sunday. The terrorist attacks left five people injured and significant material damage. The first explosion took place at 10AM inside a supermarket in the capital of the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 18, 2012 | War and peace
Colombia’s government sees the end of the country’s armed conflict not as the end, but the beginning of a peace process, Bogota’s chief negotiator told press Sunday before leaving for Cuba where formal talks...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 18, 2012 | News
Colombia’s capital Bogota is Latin America’s fourth most expensive city for expats, a recently released study showed. Latin America’s most expensive cities Sao Paulo (BRA) Rio de Janeiro (BRA) Caracas (VEN)...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 18, 2012 | News
Authorities in the north of Colombia on Saturday seized an airplane allegedly used for the export of cocaine. In a joint operation with the navy, army and police, the Colombian Air Force was able to intercept the airplane and...
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