Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 18, 2012 | News
Some 500 members of the armed forces arrived in the southwest Colombia town of Tumaco Friday to reinforce security in the port town that has been battered by terrorist attacks and intimidation of drug trafficking organizations....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 18, 2012 | Economy
Colombian stocks continued to rally Friday, gaining for the fifth straight session to a seven-month high as signs of progress on a Greek bailout fueled buying interest in emerging markets. The Colcap index, which tracks...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 18, 2012 | News
Colombia is redesigning its fight against Marxist guerrillas, making the destruction of key rebel military and financial units as much of a goal as killing their leaders, sources familiar with the plan say. Helped by billions of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 17, 2012 | Medellin
Medellin vegetarian and vegan restaurants are a growing phenomenon in the traditionally carnivore city. The following map shows all vegetarian restaurants known to us in the city. If you know of other places, contact us. List of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 17, 2012 | Tourism
Colombia’s flagship airline Avianca canceled 21 flights Friday after canceling 24 flights Thursday and 46 flights Wednesday, according to authorities, who said a labor dispute between the government and air-traffic...
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