Posted 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...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 15, 2011 | News
The extradition of FARC commander “Julian Conrado” to Colombia has been put on hold because of a pending asylum request in Venezuela, a leader of that country’s Communist Party said Monday. Guillermo Torres...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 15, 2011 | zSports
Colombian speedskater Jay Ramirez moved to Germany on Monday to start an intensive training that he hopes will lead to him representing Colombia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Ramirez — born in the town of...
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