Posted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Jan 31, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s Caribbean coastal city of Santa Marta will soon have its own agency devoted to attracting foreign and domestic investment, reported newspaper El Informado Tuesday. The announcement was made following a meeting...
Read MorePosted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Jan 31, 2012 | Lite
Spanish soccer star Pique has bestowed Shakira with an early birthday gift truly befitting of a (pop) princess — a $62,000 Mercedes Benz. The Colombian superstar and her boyfriend had been spotted eyeing up the glamorous...
Read MorePosted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Jan 30, 2012 | News
The Superior Tribunal of Bogota has upheld the 30-year sentence of retired Colonel Luis Alfonso Plazas Vega, for his role in the forced disappearance of civilians during the 1985 Palace of Justice siege. Plazas Vega had appealed...
Read MorePosted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Jan 30, 2012 | Culture
Colombian actor John Leguizamo will star in a sequel to one of the most successful Colombian movies of all time, reported magazine Cromos Monday. Released in 2010, the hit comedy “El Paseo” was one of the...
Read MorePosted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Jan 30, 2012 | Bogota
Bogota will construct a medical tourism center at a cost of $19 million, reported economic paper Portfolio Monday. The construction of the Bosque Beauty Garden Hotel & Medical Center in Bogota aims to boost the...
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