Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 17, 2011 | News
Former Colombian senator Piedad Cordoba on Tuesday asked guerrilla groups FARC and ELN to jointly take part in a dialogue with her peace activist group “Colombians for Peace.” Cordoba did so in an open letter to the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 16, 2011 | zSports
Tejo, Colombia’s curious national sport, is growing increasingly popular among women. In the department of Boyaca, the birth ground of tejo, there is now a women’s league for the traditionally macho game. Washington...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 16, 2011 | News
Two men have died after consuming the drug ayahuasca in a massive “purification” ceremony in the north of Colombia, local authorities said Monday. According to prosecutors who talked to media, the two victims were...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 15, 2011 | From the editor
October’s local elections in Colombia may well be the political end of the road for former President Alvaro Uribe. For the first time in his political career, Uribe is looking at a political defeat in his home department...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 15, 2011 | Economy
Trade between Venezuela and Colombia continues to slowly recover after a diplomatic thaw between the previously bickering neighbors but lingering uncertainty over lapsed preferential tariffs prevents a full return to...
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