Posted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Feb 13, 2012 | Caribbean
Barranquilla’s 2012 Carnival, one of Colombia’s most important events of the year, takes place from Saturday through Tuesday. This schedule should make sure you don’t miss a thing. Rivaled only by...
Read MorePosted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Feb 13, 2012 | News
Colombian crime boss Carlos Esneider Quintero Galvis, alias “El Gomelo,” has died in Venezuela, reports local media. The right hand man of the drug lord “Valenciano” and the heir apparent of the drug...
Read MorePosted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Feb 13, 2012 | Lite
Colombian sweetheart Shakira posted on Facebook over the weekend about her close call with a sea lion. The pint-sized pop star saw some sea lions at an unnamed wildlife center and, “I thought to myself how cute they were...
Read MorePosted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Feb 10, 2012 | News
The Colombian government has ordered the reclamation and restoration of land occupied illegally on the Rosario and San Bernardo Islands off the Caribbean coast, reports the daily El Espectador. In the coming months,...
Read MorePosted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Feb 10, 2012 | News
A Spanish judge’s conviction has prompted questions over his role as an adviser on Colombia at the Organization of American States [OAS], reported local media. Senator Armando Benedetti asked president Santos to...
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