Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 28, 2012 | Economy
The Colombian peso was nearly unchanged Monday, the first day of trading after the central bank increased its key lending rate and announced that it extended its dollar-buying program designed to soak up U.S. currency from the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 27, 2012 | Lite
Colombia’s Antioquia department, nationally renowned for its beautiful women, Saturday elected its ugliest citizen; a 42-year old street vendor from the town of Marinilla. The winner of the Ugly Pageant, known locally as...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 26, 2012 | News
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC announced Sunday its intention to release all ten captive members of the security forces and to abandon kidnapping civilians for extortion purposes. The announcement was made in a...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 26, 2012 | News
Thousands of protesters, primarily women, took to the streets in several Colombian cities Saturday to demand an end to gender-related violence and discrimination. According to local media, the march in the capital Bogota drew...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 26, 2012 | News
The explosion of an army grenade killed three soldiers and injured another 20 in northwestern Colombia Saturday. The fatal incident took place in the village of Dabeiba, Antioquia. According to Caracol Radio, authorities are...
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