Posted by Jean Carrere | Dec 5, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced Monday that this year’s heavy rainy season is set to “last until next March.” This statement came after the president visited zones affected by the heavy rains...
Read MorePosted by Jean Carrere | Dec 5, 2011 | News
The Colombian Supreme Court has authorized the extradition of Danilo Bustos Suarez, the second-in-command for “El Loco,” the country’s most prolific drug trafficker. Bustos Suarez is suspected of trafficking...
Read MorePosted by Jean Carrere | Dec 5, 2011 | News
Seven members of the same family died Monday after a landslide buried their home, in the Tolima department of Colombia. Five women and two young girls died in the disaster, which was caused by heavy rains in the Herveo...
Read MorePosted by Jean Carrere | Dec 5, 2011 | Culture
Colombian pop star Shakira will promote her father’s book in Bogota on Monday, local media reported. William Mebarak, the father of Colombia’s pop sensation, wrote “Al viento y al azar” (“The wind...
Read MorePosted by Jean Carrere | Dec 5, 2011 | News
The newly elected mayor of a town in Colombia’s Caqueta department is the brother of a local FARC boss, according to media reports. Domingo Emilio Perez Cuellar, elected as San Vicente del Caguan, will have to co-exist...
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