Posted 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...
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...
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