Posted by Kathryn Thompson | Apr 25, 2011 | News
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Colombia in June to evaluate U.N. programs in the country, local media report. In the secretary-general’s first visit to Colombia, he will meet with President Juan...
Read MorePosted by Kathryn Thompson | Apr 25, 2011 | Bogota
Colombia’s bookworms are getting ready for the 24th International Book Fair, which will be held in Bogota May 4-16. The cultural and academic program is designed to entertain the whole family with exhibitions,...
Read MorePosted by Kathryn Thompson | Apr 25, 2011 | News
A bus driver died and eight passengers were injured when an over-capacity bus crashed on the route from Bogota to Medellin early on Monday morning, reported local media. Reports said the Rapido Tolima bus crashed at 4AM near the...
Read MorePosted by Kathryn Thompson | Apr 25, 2011 | News
Colombia’s National Development Plan will be debated in the Congress and Senate this week in order to try and pass the bill by Saturday, Caracol Radio reported. “I hope that between Tuesday and Wednesday the project...
Read MorePosted by Kathryn Thompson | Apr 21, 2011 | News
Iguanas, slider turtles and giant rodents are some of the strange creatures being smuggled through Colombia to be made into traditional Easter meals. Carolina Rangel, from the confiscated animal centre in Bogota said,...
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