Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 11, 2011 | News
A German man was arrested by Bogota police for attempting to extort a Colombian woman. The 57-year year old business administrator threatened to publicize compromising photos of the woman if she didn’t pay him 10 million...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 11, 2011 | News
Spanish and French authorities on Tuesday arrested two alleged members of Basque separatist group ETA suspected of collaborating with Colombian guerrilla group FARC. French police arrested Iraitz Guesalaga and Spanish police...
Read MorePosted 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...
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