Posted 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...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 17, 2012 | Economy
Colombian stocks rose to a seven-month high Thursday as heavily traded shares of energy companies gained as a result of higher global oil prices and strong fourth-quarter earnings. The Colcap index, which tracks blue-chip stocks...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 16, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s coal production jumped 15.4% in 2011 to 85.8 million tonnes versus the previous year while exports rose 16 percent to 79.2 million tonnes, the country’s mining regulator said on Thursday. The largest...
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