Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 28, 2011 | News
Three policemen were killed and one was injured in an attack by FARC guerrillas in a town in the southwest of Colombia, local media reported Sunday. According to reports, a police patrol was ambushed by guerrillas just outside...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 28, 2011 | News
The United States is trying to “generate a war” between Colombia and Venezuela, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday, days before his visit to the neighboring country. “We have to guarantee peace,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 27, 2011 | News
Some 17 houses were completely destroyed in the north-eastern Colombian city of Cucuta after heavy rains caused a mudslide in the north of the city. There were no reports of injuries. The landslide took place in a slum called...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 27, 2011 | Tourism
Travelers wanting to go from Medellin to Miami on Sunday were told their American Airlines flight was suspended until Wednesday because of a fire at Miami International Airport. The Sunday afternoon flight by Colombian airliner...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 26, 2011 | News
Colombia’s armed forces killed 15 FARC guerrillas in the south-western Cauca department, President Juan Manuel Santos announced Saturday. According to Santos, the killed guerrillas belong to the FARC’s special forces...
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