Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 5, 2011 | Medellin
Medellin’s Flower Festival, the city’s most important cultural event of the year, has a number of recommended activities scheduled for the weekend. Friday Orchid, birds, and flowers exhibition8AM – 8PM —...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 4, 2011 | Economy
President Juan Manuel Santos said Thursday Colombia’s economy could grow by as much as 6.5% this year, and hailed a rising demand in credit that he said is at an all-time high. “The central bank says 2011 growth...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 4, 2011 | News
Canadian oil and gas producer Petrominerales Ltd’s quarterly profit trailed analysts’ expectations, hurt by lower crude output. The company, which bought a 5 percent stake in Colombia’s Ocensa crude oil...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 4, 2011 | Economy
Congressional leaders said on Wednesday they have agreed upon a path to approve three long-delayed free trade agreements, including one with Colombia, and a program to help U.S. workers who lose their jobs because of foreign...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 3, 2011 | News
Four people died in a fire in a home in the northeast of Bogota, local media reported Wednesday. The victims — two adults and two chidlren — were not able to escape the house in the Suba neighborhood and suffocated...
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