Posted by Christan Leonard | Mar 1, 2012 | News
Four new plant species were discovered in Colombia, reported Caracol Radio Thursday. The four plants are part of the genus Stenospermation, a plant species used by indigenous populations to treat wounds, parasites, and acne. The...
Read MorePosted by Christan Leonard | Mar 1, 2012 | Bogota
The Barranquilla Carnival comes to Bogota this weekend, with exclusive performances organized to raise money for good causes, announced the Barranquilla Carnival Press Office Wednesday. Key members of the carnival will perform a...
Read MorePosted by Christan Leonard | Mar 1, 2012 | Lite
Local residents were terrified after a six-foot alligator was spotted along Colombia’s southern Pacific Coast, reported Diario Del Sur Thursday. An exhaustive search is now underway for the reptile which was seen by...
Read MorePosted by Christan Leonard | Feb 29, 2012 | Economy
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said he hopes the U.S.-Colombian Free Trade Agreement (FTA) would take effect before the end of the year. “We support an open skies agreement with the United States that takes effect...
Read MorePosted by Christan Leonard | Feb 29, 2012 | Economy
Unemployment in Colombia reached 12.5% in January against 13.6% in the same month last year, national statistics department DANE announced Wednesday. According to Director of the DANE Christian Jaramillo, the unemployment rate...
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