Posted by Marguerite Cawley | Jun 10, 2011 | Bogota
Colombia’s capital city, Bogota, remains the most visited tourist destination in the country by a wide margin, reported the city’s District Tourism Institute (IDT). Between January and April 2011, Bogota received a...
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Colombian authorities are searching by land and air for the four Chinese oil workers who were allegedly kidnapped by the FARC in the south of the country, said police. Caqueta Police Commander Carlos Vargas said that the four...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Jun 9, 2011 | Lite
A diplomatic association, headed by the U.S. Ambassador to Colombia’s wife, will hold an international food festival on June 12 near Bogota to raise money for the country’s poorest citizens. The International...
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Authorities have arrested three members of a criminal gang that impersonated military personnel in order to fraudulently take out money from Bogota banks, newspaper El Espectador reported Thursday. In a joint operation,...
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Colombia’s Minister of Social Protection said that between 40 and 45 health insurance companies (EPS) will be permanently eliminated beginning in mid-October. The government’s decision follows a major corruption...
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