Santos ‘very sad with Uribe’
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said Tuesday he is “very sad” for ex-president Alvaro Uribe’s criticism of the peace process with the country’s largest guerrilla group FARC. Relations have...
Read MorePosted by Courtney Scott | Sep 11, 2012 | News
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said Tuesday he is “very sad” for ex-president Alvaro Uribe’s criticism of the peace process with the country’s largest guerrilla group FARC. Relations have...
Read MorePosted by Courtney Scott | Sep 10, 2012 | News
An Ecuadorean hostage on Sunday escaped from Colombia’s second largest guerrilla group ELN with one of the rebels who suggested they flee. During a press conference in Bogota Monday the escaped hostage, Orlando Ibarra,...
Read MorePosted by Courtney Scott | Sep 10, 2012 | Economy
The production of Colombian coffee rose more than 20% in August compared to the same month last year. The National Federation of Coffee (Federacafe) said in a report that coffee production increased by 21% and exports by 56% in...
Read MorePosted by Courtney Scott | Sep 10, 2012 | News
Colombia’s Prosecutor General Eduardo Montealegre said Monday his office is waiting for the government’s official request to suspend the arrest warrants of FARC guerrillas participating in peace dialogues....
Read MorePosted by Courtney Scott | Sep 10, 2012 | Bogota
The Bogota Film Festival hopes to once again captivate its audience during the 2012 edition from October 10 to 18. In its 29th version, the festival will pay tribute to Gabriel Garcia Marquez among other influential Colombians....
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