Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 22, 2011 | News
Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in the south and east of Colombia’s third largest city Cali and has disconnected the city from towns south of the city. According to local authorities, the rivers Cauca,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 22, 2011 | News
At least two children died in a landslide near a town just north of Medellin where thousands of worshipers were traveling for Good Friday mass. The incident took place just outside Girardota, a small town where every year on...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Apr 22, 2011 | Bogota
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...
Read MorePosted 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 MorePosted 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...
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