Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 28, 2012 | News
The return of land to displaced farmers is leaving the FARC without arguments in favor of their armed fight against the state, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday. While visiting the coastal city of Cartagena,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 28, 2012 | News
Two civilians and one policeman have been killed by FARC rebels in town in the north of Colombia, local police said Saturday. Gustavo Chavarro, commander in the Ituango, Antioquia district told media that FARC rebels killed two...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 28, 2012 | News
A new population of one of the world’s rarest monkey species has been found in central Colombia, National Geographic reported Friday. According to NG, scientists found the brown spider monkey population in the Selva de...
Read MorePosted 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...
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