Posted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Mar 20, 2012 | News
A wooden suspension bridge in northern Colombia collapsed during a religious festival Monday, injuring 30 people. The injured residents of San Jose de Ure in the northern Cordoba Department were taken to local hospitals after...
Read MorePosted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Mar 16, 2012 | Bogota
Colombia’s internationally-renowned IberoAmerican Festival of Theater (FITB) kicks off March 23 in Bogota. The FITB is a bi-annual event that showcases and celebrates all genres of the performing arts, including circus,...
Read MorePosted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Mar 14, 2012 | News
A former paramilitary has testified before a U.S. court that coal giant Drummond Ltd. paid paramilitaries $1.5 million to murder union leaders, Colombian media reported Tuesday. Alcides Mattos Tabares, alias “El...
Read MorePosted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Mar 14, 2012 | Caribbean
The fourth annual Francisco el Hombre (Francisco the Man) vallenato music festival will take place from March 14 to 19 in the coastal city of Riohacha. Organized by the Guajira Cultural Foundation, the festival will celebrate...
Read MorePosted by Mary Cecelia Bittner | Mar 14, 2012 | News
The alleged mastermind of the murder of the Argentine singer Facundo Cabral was returned to Colombia Wednesday in order to avoid the death penalty. Costa Rican mafia boss Alejandro Jimenez, alias “El Palidejo,” who...
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