Posted by Hannah Mead | Apr 9, 2013 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday said he hopes to initiate peace talks with the country’s second largest rebel group ELN “sooner rather than later.” This is the first time that Santos has...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Mead | Apr 8, 2013 | Economy
Colombia’s oil production in March exceeded 1 million barrels in spite of continuing rebel attacks against Colombia’s energy infrastructure. The information released by the Colombian ministry of mining and energy...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Mead | Apr 8, 2013 | News
The first Afro-Colombian mayor of the Caribbean city of Cartagena has stepped down due to his deteriorating health condition caused by lung cancer. Campo Elías Terán Dix, elected as Mayor in 2011, handed in his resignation due...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Mead | Apr 8, 2013 | Lite
Sofía Vergara has returned to her birthplace of Barranquilla to celebrate the Colombian city’s 200th anniversary. The successful model and actress returned to the city where she was born for its 200-year anniversary. In an...
Read MorePosted by Hannah Mead | Apr 5, 2013 | News
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday directly accused ex-President Alvaro Uribe of spreading false information in an attempt to affect politics. Santos condemned Uribe by name for fabricating a story about an alleged...
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