Posted by Christan Leonard | Apr 27, 2012 | News
Colombia’s electoral observation body warned that the country’s democratic system is “in crisis” Friday. Election Observation Mission (MOE) Director Alejandro Barrios criticized Colombia’s municipal...
Read MorePosted by Christan Leonard | Apr 27, 2012 | Medellin
Madonna’s November concert in Medellin sold out in less than a week, Radio Caracol reported Friday. Colombians clamoured to see the Queen of Pop on her first tour date in Colombia and the last 2,000 tickets sold out in...
Read MorePosted by Christan Leonard | Apr 26, 2012 | News
Five Colombian policemen returned to the site of their kidnapping Thursday after 14 years in FARC captivity, reported Radio Caracol. The policemen were members of the last group of ten political hostages released by the FARC 24...
Read MorePosted by Christan Leonard | Apr 26, 2012 | News
The Colombian government charged 100 soliders with killing civilians, Radio Caracol reported Thursday. In a practice known as creating “false postitives,” the soldiers allegedly killed at least 50 civilians,...
Read MorePosted by Christan Leonard | Apr 26, 2012 | Culture
The son of former Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar arrived in Canada this week for a screening of a new documentary about his journey for forgiveness since his father’s death nearly 20 years ago. Sebastian Marroquin, who...
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