Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 9, 2012 | News
Colombia’s Prosecutor General asked Thursday for an arrest warrant for the country’s former Peace Commissioner, who is being investigated for his alleged role in the faking of the demobilization of a non-existent...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 9, 2012 | Tourism
Manu Chao, one of the world’s most successful Spanish-language singers crossing the language barrier, will return to Colombia for concerts in Bogota, Medellin and Cali. The French-Spanish musician will begin his Colombian...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 9, 2012 | News
Colombia is at risk of entering a new era of guerrilla and drug-related violence if the government does not curb the increase in attacks by neo-paramilitary groups like the “Urabeños” and rebel groups like the FARC...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 9, 2012 | News
Research institute Nuevo Arco Iris released its yearly report on Colombia’s armed conflict. Based on field research, the organization mapped the areas of influence of the different illegal armed groups throughout 2011....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 8, 2012 | Economy
Colombian stocks rose Wednesday to their highest level since mid-September as higher global oil prices and modest gains in U.S. stock markets kept alive a two-week rally. The Colcap index, considered the benchmark for the...
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