Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 13, 2011 | zSports
Bogota team La Equidad took the lead in the Colombian soccer league final Sunday by beating Atletico Nacional 2-1 in the first leg of the final. It took the home team hard work after Nacional striker German Caffa scored the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 12, 2011 | Culture
One of Colombia’s most respected composers of the folkloric cumbia, Marco Rayo, died Sunday in Bogota. The musician was 93. Rayo was most famous for his songs “Cartagena de Indias” and “A mi...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 12, 2011 | Lite
Colombia’s coastal hotspot Cartagena elected its representative for the 2011 Miss Colombia beauty pageant held in the city in November. Meet Laura Marcela Cantillo Torres. The beauty from Colombia’s most touristy...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 12, 2011 | zSports
A blistering last-minute attack on Crans-Montana’s steep uphill finish gave Colombian Juan Mauricio Soler a stage win and the overall lead in the Tour of Switzerland on Sunday. Soler blasted away from a fracturing lead...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 12, 2011 | News
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe is ready to “face the nation” when testifying before a Congressional commission for his alleged role in the illegal wiretapping of his government opponents. Uribe is expected...
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