The election of Colombia’s Maria Emma Mejia as UNASUR secretary general shows the nation’s importance in the region, Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin said Monday. “This shows that we are inserted into the...
Read MoreColombia and Ecuador will meet for a friendly soccer match in Spain in preparation for the Copa America, just four months away. The neighboring countries will meet across the Atlantic on March 26 in the Vicente Calderon stadium...
Read MoreColombia is watching China as a potential market and competitor in the coffee trade, after Nestle reports that the Asian giant could become the world’s second-biggest consumer of the bean. Andres Valencia, the chief...
Read MoreThe Supreme Court Thursday sentenced ex-Senator Ciro Ramirez Pinzon to seven years and six months in prison for ties to paramilitary groups. The conservative senator from the Boyaca department was confirmed by the court to have...
Read MorePosted by Jim Glade | Mar 10, 2011 | Central Colombia
Ibague, capital of the Tolima department, which rests on the slopes of the Cordillera Central mountain range, is known as the “musical city of Colombia.” The industrial city, which is recognized for its abundance of...
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