Posted by Jet van Dijck | May 31, 2012 | News
The $33.6 billion Bogota development plan, also known as “Human Bogota,” was passed in the city council on Wednesday, local media reported. The plenary of Bogota’s city council endorsed the four-year plan...
Read MorePosted by Jet van Dijck | May 30, 2012 | News
Four Colombian policemen allegedly struck a young woman who reported a case of sexual abuse. Apparently the woman sought the help of police in the northern department of Santander after a taxi driver tried to rape her on a...
Read MorePosted by Jet van Dijck | May 30, 2012 | News
Colombia’s recent failure to obtain the presidency of the International Labour Organization (ILO) is not a defeat, Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin said Wednesday. In an interview with W Radio, Holguin said she was...
Read MorePosted by Jet van Dijck | May 30, 2012 | Culture
The Bogota Philharmonic Orchestra will leave for Russia on Friday to participate in the Festival of World Symphony Orchestras. Conducted by maestro Enrique Arturo Diemecke, the Bogota Philharmonic will play two concerts in the...
Read MorePosted by Jet van Dijck | May 30, 2012 | News
Ten Colombians have gone missing in the north of Colombia and are feared to be held by Venezuelan armed forces, Caracol Radio reported Wednesday. According to the radio station, locals from the northern La Guajira department...
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