Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 15, 2011 | News
A new study says more than 3,000 square miles (800,000 hectares) of Colombia’s woodlands have been cleared since 1981 in the planting and destruction of drug crops. The study released Wednesday by Colombia’s government and the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 14, 2011 | zSports
Colombia’s soccer federation has sacked Leonel Alvarez as head coach of the national team, local media reported Tuesday. Alvarez was fired after having lead the “Cafeteros” for no more than three World Cup...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 12, 2011 | News
Colombia Soy Yo, the organizer of several marches demanding the release of hostages held by the FARC, uploaded an online petition Monday to demand the captives’ freedom before Christmas. The online petition followed...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 12, 2011 | News
The apparent success of Colombia’s mining boom is being overshadowed by human rights violations and mass displacement from mining areas, international human right organization Peace Brigades International (PBI) said...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 12, 2011 | News
The Colombia army set adrift hundreds of illuminating balls in the country’s main jungle rivers to convince FARC guerrillas to demobilize before Christmas. The operation, dubbed “Rivers of Light” was developed...
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