Posted by Alice Boyd | Oct 5, 2011 | News
Thirty-six people have been injured over five days in popular bull fights, known as corralejos, in the north Colombian department of Atlantico, local media reported. The corralejos, taking place in the northern town of...
Read MorePosted by Alice Boyd | Oct 4, 2011 | News
University students across the country said Tuesday that they will not lift their ongoing strike against a controversial government proposal to reform higher education in Colombia, according to a report by El Espectador....
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The International Committee of the Red Cross will assist in the mediation for the release of the 10-year-old daughter of a mayor, who was kidnapped Thursday in northeastern Colombia. A Red Cross representative from the Auraca...
Read MorePosted by Alice Boyd | Oct 4, 2011 | Tourism
International airline AviancaTaca announced Tuesday that it will begin operating direct flights from Bogota, Colombia, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, three times weekly, local media reported. The new flight route, which will...
Read MorePosted by Alice Boyd | Oct 4, 2011 | News
Gustavo Petro has extended his lead in the Bogota mayoral race with 28% of the vote, according to the first opinion poll since the withdrawal of Antanas Mockus Bogota election poll Gustavo Petro: 28% Enrique Peñalosa: 19% Gina...
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