Barranquilla carnival in photos
The Barranquilla carnival, Colombia’s most important cultural event of the year, kicked off Saturday with its traditional Batalla de las Flores (Flower Battle). {japopup type=”image”...
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FARC commanders claimed dead are alive: El Tiempo
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 6, 2011 | News
Three prominent FARC commanders who were reported as killed in combat by the Colombian army are alive, newspaper El Tiempo reported Sunday. According to the newspaper, the three guerrillas, “Albeiro Cordoba,”...
Read MoreColombian intelligence agency spied on UN: Report
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 4, 2011 | News
Colombia’s state intelligence agency DAS wiretapped representatives of the United Nations (U.N. in the country, newspaper El Tiempo reported Thursday. According to the newspaper, Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s...
Read MoreDeadly mudslide triggers mass evacuation order
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 4, 2011 | News
Authorities in the northern Colombian department of Santander ordered the evacuation of 15,000 residents Thursday after mudslides killed at least three. The decision was made amid fears that a double mudslide that hit the...
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