Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 20, 2011 | News
At least 15 people were killed and another 16 were injured in a bus accident on the road from the capital Bogota to the more southern Villavicencio, police said Saturday. Several authorities told media that a bus crashed against...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 19, 2011 | Economy
Canadian mining company Greystar said Friday it will continue to look for ways to mine for gold in the north-Colombian Santurban region, despite opposition from local authorities and environmental groups. In a statement...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 19, 2011 | News
Two men, of Mexican and Venezuelan nationality, and a Colombian woman were assassinated inside a Cali restaurant Friday. The three were murdered around 5:30 PM in a restaurant in the upscale neighborhood of Santa Monica....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 19, 2011 | News
On the eve of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Latin America, his Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, praised Colombia for advances made over the past decade, but avoided mentioning the stalled free trade pact...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 19, 2011 | zSports
Rene Higuita, the Colombian goalie famous for his daring “scorpion kick,” hopes to score in politics and win the October elections in the municipality of Guarne, just outside his native city Medellin. Higuita, known...
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