Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 20, 2011 | Guests
Bogota is reaching a crucial juncture. This city, which just a few years ago was seen as a progressive, innovative example for other developing world cities, is today choked by traffic jams and pollution, its mayor in prison on...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 19, 2011 | Economy
Colombia moved to limit the foreign-exchange operations of large local pension funds, a move geared at curbing short-term volatility in the exchange rate. The Finance Ministry said obligatory pension funds will only be allowed...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 19, 2011 | Caribbean
The latest boutique hotel in the beautiful Caribbean town of Santa Marta is Casa de Isabella, a high-end hotel merging the city’s colonial architecture with modern interior design. Owner Brian Sutcliffe fell in love with the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 19, 2011 | Economy
Colombia approved the export of natural gas to Panama and other countries in the Caribbean on Tuesday, expanding an export market that had been limited to Venezuela in order to ensure domestic supply. The change was likely to...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 18, 2011 | News
A 10-year-old girl who had been kidnapped in the northeast of Colombia almost three weeks ago was reunited with her family Monday after the child’s surprise release. “I am very happy to be with my parents and with my...
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