Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 5, 2011 | News
At least 48 people were injured in popular bullfights, called corralejos, held in the north Colombian town of Sampues over the past week. The corralejos are traditionally part of the town’s annual feria and consist of...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 5, 2011 | Economy
Venezuela falls short $100 million to have completely paid off its debt to Colombian exporters, a Venezuelan government official said Tuesday. In an interview with Spanish press agency Efe, Manuel Barroso, head of the Venezuelan...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 4, 2011 | News
A delegation from Brazil, the country in charge of the logistics of the promised release of five FARC hostages, will arrive in Colombia next week, a member of “Colombians for Peace” said Tuesday. According to...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 4, 2011 | Tourism
Colombia ranked second in a New York Times readers’ recommendation poll on global travel destinations. NYT’s most recommended locations in Colombia Cartagena Bogota Cali Villa de Leyva Over the course of 2010, the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Jan 4, 2011 | Cartagena
Colombia’s coastal city of Cartagena welcomed a record of four cruise ships on Monday. The more than 7,000 passengers were welcomed by traditional fruit-sellers and cumbia dancers. The four cruise ships were the first to...
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