Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 28, 2011 | News
More than 5,000 Afro-Colombians blocked roads between the western department of Choco and the interior of Colombia Tuesday to protest the aerial spraying of coca fields with pesticides. The illegal harvests are sprayed from the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 28, 2011 | News
Colombia called on Israel Tuesday not to proceed with plans to build 1,100 housing units on occupied Palestinian territory. Israel’s announcement comes only days after the Palestinian leadership urged the United Nations to...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 28, 2011 | Economy
Colombia stocks rose Tuesday for the first session in seven as shares of Canacol Energy soared following an announcement by the company of a huge increase in its proved oil reserves. The Colcap index, considered the Colombian...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 28, 2011 | News
Leftist candidate Gustavo Petro is leading the Bogota mayoral race against Green Party candidate Enrique Peñalosa with 19.8% against 13.8%, a poll released on Tuesday showed. Pollster Cifras y Conceptos is the first to put Petro...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Sep 28, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s flagship airline Avianca said Tuesday it has ordered four of Airbus’ A330-200 Freighter aircraft, which will make it the first carrier in Latin America to fly the cargo planes. The new aircraft will...
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