Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 30, 2012 | Lite
The director of the Colombian branch of Miss World was arrested on embezzlement charges Monday. Following an arrest warrant issued last week, Miss World director Edgar Botero surrendered to authorities in the capital Bogota. The...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 30, 2012 | Bogota
To increase tourism in Bogota, Colombia’s capital city should not just focus on improved policing, but also pay attention to making the city more attractive to the eye, a U.S. tourism expert tells newspaper El Tiempo. In...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 30, 2012 | News
The two helicopter pilots who were released Sunday, 19 days after being taken hostage by the FARC, said they hoped for an end to all kidnapping in Colombia. In an interview with Venezuelan television network Telesur, Alejando de...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 29, 2012 | News
Police in the northeast of Colombia have arrested a man who was trying to sell his eight-month-old baby for $110, local media reported Sunday. According to media reports, the man was arrested while offering to sell his child on...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 29, 2012 | News
FARC guerrillas released two civilian helicopter pilots they were holding hostage to members of the International Committee of the Red Cross Sunday. The pilots, who were kidnapped July 10, were taken to the city of Popayan, 650...
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