Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 8, 2011 | News
One of the 23 hostages who were kidnapped Monday evening and of whom 22 were released Tuesday morning told media their kidnappers released them without apparent military pressure. According to Caracol Radio, the oil...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 6, 2011 | Culture
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”...
Read MorePosted 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 MorePosted 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 MorePosted 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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