Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 26, 2012 | Medellin
Pop diva Madonna will be playing Colombia at the end of this year, television network Caracol reported Monday. Unlike most major acts, Madonna will not be playing in the capital Bogota, but in the country’s second largest...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 26, 2012 | Medellin
Medellin toy collectors will showcase their childhood treasures in the city’s castle museum on Wednesday. The get-together is organized so collectors or aficionados of antique toys can talk, trade and share childhood...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 25, 2012 | News
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC has postponed the release of hostages until April 2, mediators told press Saturday. To be released hostages Luis Arturo Arcia Luis Alfonso Beltran Carlos Jose Duarte Jose Libardo Forero...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 24, 2012 | Guests
The 24(!) murders in Cali last weekend should set alarm bells ringing not only for local authorities but also for regional and national leaders. The authorities’ abandonment of Colombia’s third largest city has...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 20, 2012 | News
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Colombian ex-intelligence official suspected of murdering a human rights activist and scholar in 2004, local media reported Tuesday. Javier Valle Alfredo Anaya, worked for the now-defunct...
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