Posted by Brandon Barrett | Mar 27, 2012 | Bogota
The Bogota Philharmonic Orchestra will celebrate the hundredth anniversary of Colombian composer Lucho Bermudez’ birth by staging four concerts throughout the capital city. The orchestra will continue its Philharmonic in...
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Colombian bombshell Shakira will sing the National Anthem during the opening ceremonies of the Summit of the Americas, to be held in Colombia April 14-15. Foreign Affairs Minister Maria Angela Holguin confirmed the singers...
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U.S. President Barack Obama and his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos will discuss the drug problem facing Central America in a bilateral meeting that will mark the end of next month’s Summit of the Americas. In a...
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Colombia will not authorize the use of outside mediators for the planned release of ten FARC hostages next week, the Ministry of Defense said Monday. Local media reported Monday that Guatemalan Nobel Prize winner Rigoberta...
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Colombia’s military forces confirmed 36 FARC guerrillas were killed in an early morning raid Monday, making it the deadliest attack on the country’s largest guerrilla group in years. Among the fatalities were three...
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