Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 7, 2011 | News
The FARC are turning to the use of urban militias as a new strategy in the guerrilla groups’s 47-year old armed fight against the Colombian state, armed forces commander Admiral Edgar Cely said Monday. “The new...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 7, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos called Ollanta Humala Monday to congratulate the Peruvian president-elect with his victory in Sunday’s presidential elections. According to a presidential press statement, Santos...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 6, 2011 | Economy
U.S. newspaper The Washington Post called on the White House and Republicans to break the deadlock that is blocking a long-delayed free trade agreement with Colombia. In Sunday’s editorial, the newspaper warns that...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 6, 2011 | Caribbean
French television station TF1 aired a travel documentary on Colombia with a special focus on the country’s Caribbean region. If you don’t speak French, just enjoy the beautiful sceneries.
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jun 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
The 2011 edition of Medellin’s International Tango Festival, held from June 24 until June 28, is receiving support from an unexpected angle; A Belgian tango fanatic is providing an alternative program to that of the...
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