Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 26, 2012 | Medellin
Some 1,200 recreational cyclists took to the streets of Medellin Wednesday in an unprecedented show of force against the city’s motorized vehicles. The cyclists, who tour the city weekly in smaller groups as part of a...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 26, 2012 | Bogota
Colombia’s capital Bogota aims to become Latin America’s fourth most popular corporate tourism destination by 2016, the director of the Bogota Convention Bureau (BCB) said Thursday. According to BCB director...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 26, 2012 | Economy
The Colombian peso is strengthening 1% against the dollar Thursday, adding to the sharp gains by the currency in January, as investors and traders respond to the Federal Reserve’s signals that it will keep U.S. interest...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 26, 2012 | News
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office announced Wednesday it has postponed the testimony of former President Alvaro Uribe in a corruption case against his former chief of staff. Uribe was supposed to appear before...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 26, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s blue-chip index declined modestly Wednesday due to a drop in the share price of state-controlled oil firm Ecopetrol SA and lender Bancolombia SA, while the peso weakened slightly against the dollar. The Colcap...
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