Posted by Joey O'Gorman | Aug 20, 2012 | News
Cultivation of coca crops in indigenous reserves in southwest Colombia is increasing, said head of anti-narcotics police department, general Luis Alberto Pérez Alvarán on Monday. According to Perez, drug-traffickers are using...
Read MorePosted by Joey O'Gorman | Aug 20, 2012 | Tourism
Colombia’s hotel federation said Sunday that 4,000 hotels are under construction in many areas of the country. At a meeting in Manizales attended by delegates of the National Government, the president of hotel federation...
Read MorePosted by Joey O'Gorman | Aug 20, 2012 | News
Colombia’s president Juan Manuel Santos announced Monday that over $181 million is available to pay damages to victims of violence, according to radio station Caracol. Santos revealed the government’s goal to pay...
Read MorePosted by Joey O'Gorman | Aug 17, 2012 | Tourism
The largest lake in Colombia has been identified as one of the most threatened ecosystems worldwide. Colombia’s largest lake, Tota, located in the central Boyaca department, has won a Grey Globe award, a distinction which...
Read MorePosted by Joey O'Gorman | Aug 17, 2012 | News
A Colombian judge has denied the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office to be named as a victim in the false FARC demobilization trial, reported local media Friday. According to judge in charge of the case, the...
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