Posted by Caitlin Trent | Oct 9, 2012 | News
Almost 50 thousand coffee producers will march in a third of Colombia’s departments Tuesday to protest the government’s “ignorance” of coffee price volatility. Caracol Radio reported that coffee growers...
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A “corraleja” festival resulted in one alleged death and several people hospitalized near the Colombian Carribbean coast. The corraleja festival in the town of Sabanalarga in the northern Atlantico department that...
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Three Colombian soldiers have been wounded in an explosives attack by a group of ELN guerrilla rebels on Monday. According to newspaper El Espectador, authorities reported that army troops were attacked by the ELN early Monday...
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A Colombian woman caught trafficking two kilos of cocaine into China has been sentenced to life in prison by Beijing’s People’s Court. The Colombian, 27, was allegedly caught by accident in the Beijing airport on...
Read MorePosted by Caitlin Trent | Oct 8, 2012 | Culture
Colombia’s Mayor Gustavo Petro claimed on Sunday at the World March for Animal Rights in Bogota that he will eliminate all animal drawn vehicles in the capital city. According to W Radio, Petro said that by implementing...
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