Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 11, 2011 | Lite
The Virgin Mary has made her first appearance in Colombia of 2011, newspaper Diario del Huila reported Tuesday. According to the south Colombian newspaper, the image of the virgin appeared on the floor of a house in the village...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 11, 2011 | Economy
The production of Colombia’s favorite sweet stuff, panela, dropped in 2010. According to newspaper La Vanguardia, the national Panela federation announced production went from 1.5 million tons in 2009 to 1.2 million last...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 11, 2011 | Tourism
Colombian airlines carried 33.9 percent more passengers in 2010 compared to the year before, the country’s aviation authority announced. According to RCN Radio, cargo transport also rose by 9.3 percent. The radio station...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 11, 2011 | Economy
Colombia produced ten percent more coffee in 2010 than the year before. However, heavy rains are expected to hamper the 2011’s output. Production grew from 7.8 million bags in 2009 to 8.9 million bags. 7.8 million of these...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 11, 2011 | News
Colombian former senator Piedad Cordoba is in Brazil to finalize details on the logistic of the release operation of five hostages held by the FARC. According to Carlos Lozano, director of communist magazine Voz and member of...
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