Author: Adriaan Alsema
North Colombia earthquakes injure 8
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 3, 2011 | News
Eight people were injured in a series of earthquakes that hit the north of Colombia on Wednesday and Thursday. The earthquakes took place within a 20-hour time span in the departments of Cesar, Antioquia and Santander. The...
Read MoreEx-House president investigated for corruption
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 3, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Supreme Court has opened a corruption investigation against the former president of the House of Representatives, local media reported Wednesday. It is the third time that Partido de la U politician Zulema...
Read More10 missing after north Colombia bridge collapses
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 3, 2011 | News
Approximately ten people are missing in the northern Colombian department of Santander after the bridge they were crossing collapsed and threw the victims in the strong current of the river below. The incident took place...
Read MoreSpanish tourist murdered in Barranquilla
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Mar 2, 2011 | News
A Spanish tourist was killed in a robbery in the north Colombian city of Barranquilla Wednesday just after the city tightened security measures for the upcoming carnival. According to local newspaper El Heraldo, the woman was...
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