Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 22, 2012 | News
Some 1,500 Colombian left-wing social and political organizations came together in Bogota Saturday to found a new political party ideologically aligned with leftist governments elsewhere in South America. The Patriotic March...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 21, 2012 | News
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns met with Colombia Justice Minister Juan Carlos Esguerra Friday to discuss Colombian concerns over “lax” punishments for extradited Colombian drug traffickers. Following...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 20, 2012 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced Thursday he has accepted the resignation of the country’s chief of police. Santos, accompanied by the resigning General Oscar Naranjo, confirmed rumors about the pending...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 18, 2012 | From the editor
Colombia spent $35 million to organize the 6th Summit of the Americas, which unfortunately turned out to be a very expensive campaign to promote the country’s already-flourishing sex tourism industry. “I think...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 18, 2012 | Lite
In an attempt to undo her massive error committed at last weekend’s Summit of the Americas, Colombian super star Shakira posted a video of her singing her national anthem without being incoherent. The Barranquilla native...
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