Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 27, 2011 | Economy
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Monday his country’s economy could post growth of more than 5.5% for 2011, above the 5% target. Driven by strong consumer demand, increased foreign investment in the oil and...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 26, 2011 | News
Detaining the approximately 250 alleged members of neo-paramilitary organization ERPAC who surrendered to authorities last week would have been illegal, a high justice official says. Amid a growing controversy regarding the...
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An ally of Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe asked current President Juan Manuel Santos to condemn Venezuela’s refusal to allow Uribe’s team entrance to support the country’s opposition in the run...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 26, 2011 | Cali
Cali’s most important festival of the year, the world-famous Feria de Cali, kicked off Monday with its traditional “cabalgata,” a tour around the city on the back of a horse. The feria, widely considered one of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 26, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Navy said Monday it has seized more than 300 kilos of cocaine on a peninsula close to the Caribbean coastal city of Cartagena. In an interview with W Radio, fleet Admiral Cesar Narvaez said the drugs were found...
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