Posted by Courtney Scott | Oct 23, 2012 | News
Three of Colombia’s military men die in combat with the FARC near the Venezuela border, reported local media on Monday. Three military members lost their life Monday afternoon and two resulted as injured after clashes with...
Read MorePosted by Courtney Scott | Oct 18, 2012 | War and peace
Salvatore Mancuso, the extradited leader of the now defunct paramilitary organization AUC, wrote a letter to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos requesting to be a part of the peace process between the government and...
Read MorePosted by Courtney Scott | Oct 11, 2012 | Culture
Colombian sensation “Bomba Estereo” will celebrate the release of their new album “Elegancia Tropical” with a tour of their home country between October and November. One month after the launch of their...
Read MorePosted by Courtney Scott | Oct 9, 2012 | War and peace
Though the Colombian government is meant to meet with the country’s largest guerrilla group FARC in Norway within the next week for formal peace negotiations, the U.S. has yet to retract a “red notice” alert...
Read MorePosted by Courtney Scott | Oct 8, 2012 | News
Victims from the mudslide in the southwest of Colombia have increased since the tragedy struck on Saturday morning. A mudslide caused by heavy rains flooded a village in the southwest department of Huila on Saturday and took the...
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