Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 18, 2012 | News
The Colombian army said Saturday that FARC rebels have killed 11 soldiers in a guerrilla attack in the northwest of the country. The attack took place in Arauquita, a municipality bordering Venezuela. According to an official...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 18, 2012 | News
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC demanded Saturday the Colombian government allows hostage negotiator Piedad Cordoba a visit to imprisoned FARC guerrillas before the rebels release ten hostages they promised to set...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 14, 2012 | Medellin
A yard south of Plaza Botero and directly in front of the metro stop, downtown Medellin’s Parque Berrio is always packed with street vendors, musicians, preachers and crowds of paisa commuters. {japopup...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 14, 2012 | From the editor
Once the FARC has released the ten political hostages currently in captivity, the Colombian government and the guerrillas must take steps towards a peace agreement resulting in the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 14, 2012 | News
The government of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe conspired with the AUC to conceal the true number of child paramilitary soldiers, and later sought to “take down” the Supreme Court that was investigating...
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