Posted by James Bargent | Sep 2, 2011 | Culture
The celebrated journalist, writer and diplomat Alberto Zalamea died at the age of 82 on Friday. Zalamea began his career as a journalist with La Razon, eventually rising to the position of editor with La Semana in 1959. He also...
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President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Friday that a joint U.S Colombian operation has disrupted a major trafficking route of Daniel “El Loco” Barrera, through which 10 tons of cocaine were transported every month....
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Sep 2, 2011 | zSports
Colombian soccer legend Carlos Valderrama, known around the world as much for his mass of frizzy blond hair as for his silky passing skills, celebrated his 50th birthday on Friday. Valderrama, known as “El Pibe” – “the kid”...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Sep 1, 2011 | News
Colombian authorities have arrested 29 wanted drug traffickers in a joint operation with U.S authorities, said President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday. Without saying which drug suspects were arrested, Santos said the operation...
Read MorePosted by James Bargent | Sep 1, 2011 | News
Two soldiers were killed and three more injured in the latest guerrilla attack in the conflict ravaged region of Cauca, west Colombia. According to El Espectador, insurgents from the FARC’s mobile Jacobo Arenas column ambushed...
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