Cartagena launches a local Google Maps
Cartagena’s bars and restaurants will become that much easier to find, after the city premieres an online mapping service this Friday. The application, known as MIDAS, will provide locals with…
Cartagena’s bars and restaurants will become that much easier to find, after the city premieres an online mapping service this Friday. The application, known as MIDAS, will provide locals with…
UNICEF named Colombia as one of 28 countries where children are living in dire poverty, in its “Humanitarian Action Report 2010,” released Thursday. The children’s advocacy group called for $1.2…
Five FARC guerrillas captured on Wednesday were mysteriously dressed in Ecuadorean military uniforms, the Colombian army claims. The combatants were part of the FARC’s 29th Front, active in the south-western…
After helping negotiate an end to a Paraguayan hostage crisis, Colombia’s military and police forces hope to play an increasingly active role in advising other countries on security matters. A…
An increasing number of underage sex workers in Colombia are subjected to hymen reconstruction surgery so that they can be marketed as virgins, the Bogota mayor’s office said Wednesday. “It’s…
Colombia expects to export 500 million flowers to the U.S. just in time for sweethearts to celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14. President of the Colombian Association of Flower Exporters…
A recent survey found Bogota’s real estate to be worth an estimated $100 million, Colombia’s Finance Minister announced Tuesday. The survey examined Bogota’s 2,112,000 precincts and found that the commercial…
Colombia’s medical and scientific associations, and the opposition Liberal Party, both reiterated their opposition to the government’s proposed health reforms Tuesday. Social security minister Diego Palacio sat down Monday with…
Police claim to have dismantled a car bomb planted by the FARC in the southwest Colombian city of Pasto on Tuesday. According to the regional chief of police, a taxi…