Bogota tourism portal says ‘plop!’
Bogota’s main government tourism portal in English has mysteriously disappeared and now only says “plop!” According to Wikipedia, “plop” is in onomatopoeic term for the sound of an object falling...
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Santos promises $8.4M extra for flood victims
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 22, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos vowed to earmark an additional $8.4 million for victims of floods and landslides caused by this year’s prolonged rainy season that threatens to flood large parts of the...
Read More‘Venezuelan soldiers shot at Colombian farmers’
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 20, 2011 | News
Colombian authorities are investigating accusations by farmers near the border town of Tibu who say they were shot at by Venezuelan soldiers. According to the Colombian farmers, the shooting incident took place on Tuesday when...
Read MoreUS Congressmen think FTA with Colombia will be ratified in July
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 20, 2011 | Economy
Six U.S. Congressmen on an official visit to Bogota said Tuesday they think that the free trade agreement between the U.S. and Colombia will be ratified by July. The Democratic and Republican Congressmen were in the Colombian...
Read MoreFARC leader orders commanders to return to Colombia: El Tiempo
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 19, 2011 | News
Alfonso Cano, the supreme leader of guerrilla group FARC, has ordered commanders abroad to return to Colombia, newspaper El Tiempo Monday reported citing intelligence sources. “The war is here and we need people,”...
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