Posted by Ben Hockman | Apr 26, 2011 | Culture
The famous Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata, currently in its 44th year, has paid homage to two Colombian musical greats, Lorenzo Morales “Moralito” and Leandro Diaz, Caracol Radio reported Tuesday. Morales is a 96...
Read MorePosted by Ben Hockman | Apr 26, 2011 | News
Panama is standing by its offer of asylum to the former head of the Colombian intelligence agency DAS, denying knowledge of any international arrest warrant against her, EFE reported Tuesday. Reports emerged last weekend that...
Read MorePosted by Ben Hockman | Apr 25, 2011 | Lite
Colombian actresses Danna Garcia and Sofia Vergara were named Sunday in People En Español magazine’s list of the fifty most beautiful Latin celebrities. Garcia, who played the voice of Barbie in Toy Story 3, and Vergara,...
Read MorePosted by Ben Hockman | Apr 25, 2011 | zSports
Colombian tennis player Mariana Duque has advanced to the main draw of the Swiss Open following Monday’s win over the French player Irena Pavlovic. The Colombian secured her place in the final 32 of the tournament by...
Read MorePosted by Ben Hockman | Apr 24, 2011 | News
Alleged guerrillas of the FARC have killed two soldiers during a Holy Week procession in the central south of Colombia, several media reported Saturday. The incident took place on Friday in a village just outside the town of...
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