Posted by Marguerite Cawley | Jul 4, 2011 | Economy
Foreign investment into the Colombian economy in the first trimester of 2011 was the highest in the country’s history, reported Trade Minister Sergio Diaz-Granados. Investment grew 132.5% from January to April of 2011...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Jul 1, 2011 | Economy
The Colombian peso climbed 1.8% in a week, in the biggest rise since January. Colombia’s currency rose 0.5% overnight against the U.S. dollar, making the weekly increase the highest since the beginning of 2011. The jump...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Jul 1, 2011 | Lite
Locals in Colombia’s northern coastal department of Bolivar have begun to replace donkeys with motorcycles as a means of transportation. On the Caribbean Coast in the Santa Rosa del Norte municipality, work animals have...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Jul 1, 2011 | Lite
Colombian supermodel Natalia Paris has rejected Photoshop, telling interviewers that she has decided to return to a more natural style of modeling, free of artificial touch-ups. The Colombian beauty decided not to use the...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Jul 1, 2011 | News
Colombian authorities will reinforce security on the Medellin-Caribbean highway, where the FARC attacked on Wednesday, killing an Antioquian police commander, local media reported Friday. Authorities reported plans to dispatch...
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