Colombia woos Chinese oil companies
Colombia’s Minister of Mining and Energy Hernan Martinez is in China attending the 2010 World Expo, where he will attempt to attract Asian petroleum companies to invest in oil exploration in…
Colombia’s Minister of Mining and Energy Hernan Martinez is in China attending the 2010 World Expo, where he will attempt to attract Asian petroleum companies to invest in oil exploration in…
The American band YACHT brings its signature hybrid of electronic beats, funky guitars, and multimedia laser show to Bogota on May 14. YACHT’s latest album, “See Mystery Lights,” received a…
Colombia’s leading presidential candidate Antanas Mockus on Wednesday promised that if elected president he will continue the military fight against the FARC, unless the group abandons violence and kidnapping, and…
The Colombian government used “threats, blackmail, and state terrorism” to intimidate Constitutional Court judges who were against the 2006 presidential re-election of Alvaro Uribe, Polo Democratico senator and presidential candidate…
A report to be presented on Tuesday by Colombia’s Institute for Legal Medicine and Forensic Science finds that Colombia’s murder rate increased by 16% in 2009 from the previous year. A…
Veteran Bogota rock band Aterciopelados welcomes the end of the Uribe presidency, to put it mildly. The band, which often weaves its activism through its songs, recently spoke to Colombia…
A joint report issued on Wednesday by Bogota’s Universidad del Rosario and a Chilean consulting firm listed Bogota as the sixth most-hospitable city in Latin America for economic investment. Bogota…
An article in the Sunday Travel section of the Miami Herald highlights Colombia’s burgeoning appeal as a gay holiday destination. The paper cites the bustling gay-friendly Bogota neighborhood of Chapinero…
Colombian president Alvaro Uribe traveled to Cartagena on Wednesday following the assassination of the mining and energy minister’s brother on Tuesday night. In an interview with Caracol Radio, Uribe said…