Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 21, 2011 | News
Colombian coalition party De La U on Thursday proposes to extend the presidential term from four to five years. According to Representative to the House Wilson Gomez, four years are not enough for a government to carry out its...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 21, 2011 | News
Colombian Vice President Angelino Garzon said Thursday that if the U.S. congress decides not to ratify a free trade agreement (FTA) with Colombia, the country’s government will not “sit down and cry.”...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 20, 2011 | Lite
The eastern Colombian Arauca department is mostly famous for its rebel attacks. But sometimes really weird things happen there too, like the birth of a two-headed calf. According to the website of the local radio station, the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 20, 2011 | Caribbean
The Barranquilla carnival this year will not start until March, but carnival-hungry residents have already declared the festive season officially opened. According to local newspaper El Heraldo, one of the organizing committees...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 20, 2011 | News
Four passengers of a Bogota taxi were attacked by six taxi drivers for being 500 pesos (27 cents) short to pay for their ride. The incident took place on Wednesday evening in the poor south of the Colombian capital. According to...
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