Bogota’s newly discovered ecotourism
Bogota authorities have been “rediscovering” Colombia’s capital to find ecotourism possibilities in the metropolis’ poor south that so far has been virtually unknown to tourists, the city’s top...
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Colombia’s Congress approves controversial justice reform
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 15, 2012 | News
Colombia’s Congress on Thursday approved a controversial legal amendment as part of the Justice Reform Act that has been widely rejected by the country’s high courts and which will improve the legal defense...
Read MoreHuman rights lawyers to refund false victim’s compensation
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 14, 2012 | News
The lawyers collective defending 10 victims of the 1997 Mapiripan massacre said Thursday it will return $240,000 the Colombian State was ordered to pay to a woman who later said to have lied about being a victim of the massacre....
Read MoreUribe’s brother had 2nd child with alleged drug trafficker: Report
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 14, 2012 | News
The late brother of former President Alvaro Uribe reportedly did not have one, but two children with Dolly Cifuentes, who is set to be extradited to the U.S. for her alleged ties to the Mexican Sinaloa cartel. According to...
Read MoreColombia 15th least peaceful country on Earth
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 13, 2012 | News
Colombia dropped five places and has become the world’s 15th least peaceful country, according to the Global Peace Index (GPI). Latin America Peace Index Chile Uruguay Costa Rica Argentina Panama Guyana Cuba Paraguay Peru...
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