Author: Adriaan Alsema
Chavez says willing to mediate FARC peace talks
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 14, 2012 | News
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday he is willing to mediate peace talks between the Colombian government and Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC, whose leader proposed to resume talks on Monday. During a speech...
Read More4 survive as plane make emergency landing in southwest Colombia
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 13, 2012 | News
The pilot of a small plane managed to make an emergency landing in the jungle after his motor failed, and all four people aboard survived, including a pregnant woman he was trying to fly for medical care, Colombian officials...
Read MoreColombia has by far highest unemployment rate in Latin America
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 13, 2012 | Economy
Colombia had the highest unemployment rate in Latin America in 2011, according to a comparative study by the International Labour Organisation. The results of the study were presented by the U.N. labor organization in Peru on...
Read MoreCali more violent than Medellin: Global violence index
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 13, 2012 | News
Cali surpasses Medellin as Colombia’s most dangerous city in a Mexican study comparing violence worldwide. World’s most violent cities San Pedro Sula (Honduras) Juarez (Mexico) Macelo (Brazil) Acapulco (Mexico)...
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