Posted by Adriaan Alsema | May 26, 2012 | News
There is no evidence to indicate that Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC is behind the May 15 attack on a former minister in Bogota, the country’s chief prosecutor said Friday. Prosecutor General Eduardo Montealegre...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 24, 2012 | News
Venezuela said Thursday it is sending 3,000 extra troops to enforce security on the Colombian border following the death of 12 Colombian soldiers who were attacked on Monday by FARC guerrillas operating from the Venezuelan side...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 24, 2012 | From the editor
Before the smoke had cleared after last week’s attack on former minister Fernando Londoño in Bogota, former President Alvaro Uribe wasted no time in jumping to conclusions, blaming Colombian guerrilla group the FARC for...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 23, 2012 | Economy
The Colombian peso weakened sharply against the dollar Wednesday, fueled by a new spate of fears over the European sovereign-debt crisis and a potential Greek exit from the euro zone. The peso closed at COP1,845.15 to the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | May 23, 2012 | Culture
Colombian musical icon Toto La Momposina joined vallenato singer Carlos Vives and 75 fellow-musicians to reproduce Vives’ 1995 song “La Tierra del Olvido.” The epic music production was initiated by Playing for...
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