Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 26, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday he is responsible for the 2008 incursion into Ecuador to kill FARC commander “Raul Reyes” after an Ecuador court opened a murder trial against six top Colombian...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 26, 2011 | Coffee region
UNESCO has added Colombia’s coffee region to its list of World Heritage sites, the United Nation’s organization for education, science and culture announced Saturday. According to UNESCO, the central-Colombian...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 26, 2011 | zSports
Colombia beat Senegal 2-0 on Saturday in a final preparation match for the Copa America which gets underway on Friday in Argentina. Goals from Abel Aguilar after 16 minutes and Jackson Martinez after 41 minutes were enough to...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 25, 2011 | News
Colombia’s largest guerrilla group FARC is seeking extra income through corruption in public works and health care, two sectors already disgraced by corruption scandals, said President Juan Manuel Santos Saturday....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 25, 2011 | Economy
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Colombia was up 56% in May compared to the same month last year, President Juan Manuel Santos said Friday. Santos, speaking at a banking convention in Cartagena, said the increase in FDI proves...
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