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 MorePosted 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 MorePosted 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)...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 12, 2012 | zSports
Colombian striker Carlos Bacca signed with Belgian soccer team Club Brugge Thursday despite a lawsuit impeding him to leave the country. The 25-year old Junior Barranquilla player confirmed the transfer to Colombian media, but...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 12, 2012 | Economy
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner (R-OH) called on Colombia Wednesday to implement all measures necessary to secure the coming into force of a free trade agreement between Bogota and Washington. Boehner...
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