Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 28, 2012 | News
“El Tigre” has taken over ERPAC, a neo-paramilitary organization mostly active in the southeast of Colombia, national authorities announced Friday. The new neo-paramilitary boss was the second in command under Luis...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 27, 2012 | Economy
Colombian stocks declined Friday as investors continued to sell shares of Banco Davivienda SA on concerns over the bank’s planned purchase of HSBC Holdings PLC’s businesses in Central America. The Colcap index, a...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 26, 2012 | Cartagena
U.S.-Colombian actor John Leguizamo on Thursday inaugurated Cartagena’s Hay Festival, one of the city’s most important cultural events of the year. The actor, recently appointed as Colombia’s ambassador to...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 26, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s main stock index ended little-changed Thursday as modest declines in oil stocks were offset by gains in shares of AviancaTaca Holding SA, Colombia’s flagship airline. The Colcap index, considered the...
Read MorePosted 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...
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