Posted by Marguerite Cawley | Apr 14, 2011 | News
Authorities extradited eight Colombian citizens to the United States on drug trafficking charges Thursday morning, Colombian media reported. According to Director of the Colombian Judicial Police (DIJIN) Carlos Ramiro Mena, the...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Apr 13, 2011 | Cali
Two Cali museums have teamed up to create an exhibit that presents the different religious conceptions held by pre-Columbian and colonial Christian cultures in Colombia. The 35-piece exhibit called “Pasion, muerte y...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Apr 13, 2011 | Northeast Colombia
The annual Boyaca tomato festival,”La Gran Tomatina Colombiana,” is in danger of being cancelled for a second year due to a long, rainy winter. The Tomatina, which usually takes place in mid-June in Sutamarchan,...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Apr 13, 2011 | News
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced her administration’s willingness to assist Colombia in the reconciliation process, in a Wednesday meeting with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in Berlin. Merkel emphasized...
Read MorePosted by Marguerite Cawley | Apr 12, 2011 | News
Charges were brought against Cartagena Mayor Judith Pinedo Florez by the Prosecutor General’s Office on Tuesday for selling a government-owned beach to a hotel. The Prosecutor General’s Office has called on the mayor...
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