Posted by Edward Fox | Feb 8, 2011 | News
Prominent FARC leader Jesus “El Pajaro” Morales Morales, who was active in the north-west of the Antioquia department, has given himself up to the armed forces, Caracol Radio reported Tuesday. Defense Minister...
Read MorePosted by Edward Fox | Feb 8, 2011 | News
A 15-year-old girl lost part of her ear during a fight last Friday at a Medellin school, El Tiempo reported Monday. According to the victim’s mother, “during a change of classes, my daughter was coming downstairs...
Read MorePosted by Edward Fox | Feb 8, 2011 | News
Fresh attacks on a Trans-Andean oil pipeline have occurred in the southwest Colombian department of Nariño, RCN Radio reported Monday. Authorities are yet to confirm who is responsible for the attack. The pipeline, which runs...
Read MorePosted by Edward Fox | Feb 7, 2011 | News
The Colombian army on Monday released a video of the moment when they discovered the body of FARC commander “Mono Jojoy.” The video, recorded a day after Mono Jojoy’s camp was bombed, shows the concluding...
Read MorePosted by Edward Fox | Feb 7, 2011 | Economy
Ecopetrol, Colombia’s state oil and gas company, announced Monday an oil discovery in Colombia’s southwest Putumayo department. The Tinkhana-1 well began drilling operations on November 17, 2010, reaching a depth of...
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