Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 24, 2011 | News
Colombia’s armed forces have killed three members of the FARC in combat in the central Meta department, defense sources told local media Sunday. The combat took place Saturday in the La Macarena region, only miles from the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 24, 2011 | Bogota
Mexican Celso Piña, the self-proclaimed rebel of the accordion, will return his cumbia to Colombia for a concert in Bogota on August 19. The three senior cumbia artists are among the most respected accordion players in Latin...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 24, 2011 | News
Twenty candidates in the local elections held in Colombia in October have been assassinated so far, the Electoral Observation Mission (MOE) announced Sunday. According to the NGO, another 32 candidates have received threats,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 24, 2011 | zSports
Colombian cyclist Rigoberto Uran finished 24th in this year’s Tour de France 24th and was not able to recover the white jersey for best young rider he had lost only three days before the final stage. The 24-year-old from...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 23, 2011 | News
Former Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias, on trial for allegedly embezzling $25 million in government funds, did not steal one peso, said his then-employer, ex-President Alvaro Uribe Saturday. Uribe, speaking in the town...
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