Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 14, 2011 | News
Leaders of Colombia’s largest guerrilla group FARC sent a letter in which they say the group is “as soon as possible take the steps” necessary to allow peace talks with the country’s government. In the...
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A traffic accident just south of Bogota has cost the lives of two and injured six others, local media reported Sunday. The crash took place on the highway connecting Colombia’s capital with Villavicencio, a city 50 miles...
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Former Bogota mayor Antanas Mockus’ announcement to take part in the Bogota mayoral elections has caused a landslide in a weekly poll that puts him virtually next to his main rival, the also-former Bogota mayor, Enrique...
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Soccer coach Hernan Dario “Bolillo” Gomez will continue leading Colombia’s national team despite the controversy over him hitting a woman in a Bogota bar. The vice-president of Colombia’s soccer...
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Mexico beat Colombia 3-1 Saturday, eliminating the host team from the Under-20 World Cup soccer. Edson Rivera broke open a 1-1 match in the 69th minute with a header and then added a second goal in the 88th. The Under-20...
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