Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 9, 2011 | Guests
Putumayo electoral observer Eladio Yascual Imbaquin called website La Silla Vacia two weeks ago. He said that he had proof against the mayor-elect in the town of Mocoa, but was not comfortable speaking about the matter over the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 9, 2011 | News
Venezuela said Thursday it will deport the girlfriend of arrested drug lord “Valenciano,” leader of the Medellin-based “Oficina de Envigado” to Colombia. According to newspaper El Tiempo, Viviana Cecilia...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 8, 2011 | News
Four people died Wednesday when a landslide in the northeast of Colombia buried a bus under tons of rubble. According to the police commissioner of Santander, the department where the incident took place, the bus was half a mile...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 8, 2011 | News
A former paramilitary who is considered a key witness in the controversial Mapiripan massacre turned himself in to authorities Wednesday. Jorge Humberto Victoria was convicted for taking part in the massacre of Mapiripan at the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 7, 2011 | News
This year’s second rainy season has killed 134 in Colombia and has affected more than 500,000, the Red Cross said Wednesday. “The situation is very delicate,” Red Cross representative Cesar Urueña told Spanish...
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