Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 14, 2011 | Economy
Colombia and China are working on plans for a railway connecting the Caribbean sea with the Pacific Ocean that could provide an alternative to the Panama Canal. This “dry canal” would connect the Pacific coast at the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 14, 2011 | Economy
Colombia will focus on other export markets if the U.S. does not ratify a pending free trade deal with the Andean nation, according to President Juan Manuel Santos, who says the patience of the Colombian people is running out....
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 14, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Vice President said Monday the FARC deceived the Colombian people by failing to free two hostages on Sunday as promised. He demanded the immediate release of the pair. “The FARC failed the country with...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 14, 2011 | Culture
Colombian musical act ChocQuibTown missed out on a Grammy Award, but gave a stunning performance at the award ceremony on Sunday. The band from the western Colombian city of Quibdo were nominated in the Best Latin Rock,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Feb 13, 2011 | News
The Organization of American States (OAS) backs the Colombian government in its position to only agree to peace talks with the FARC if the rebels release all hostages, OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza said. Insulza was...
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