Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 6, 2010 | News
Some 150 people are feared to be buried under mud and earth after a landslide on Sunday hit the slums of Bello, a town bordering Medellin in the north. A total of 50 houses were buried in what may be deadliest landslide of this...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 5, 2010 | News
Heavy rains in Colombia have affected close to 2 million people, the country’s President Juan Manuel Santos said Sunday after inspecting flooded areas in the northern Atlantico department. During his visit to the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 5, 2010 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos met with the King of Spain while both were attending an Ibero-American summit in Argentina. According to Caracol Radio, Santos and King Juan Carlos I agreed to strengthen ties between the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
Medellin transformed into Colombia’s city of light on Saturday when it officially turned on its Christmas lights. At 7PM, the Christmas decorations were turned on to begin a full month of Christmas festivities. Apart from...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Dec 4, 2010 | News
The United States donated $300 thousand to Colombia to help victims of this year’s rainy season that has affected more than 1.5 million people and caused the Andean nation to declare a national disaster. The American money...
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