Posted by Miriam Wells | Dec 16, 2011 | Lite
Colombian stunner Silvia Llanes has beaten 44 contenders to be named Best Model of the World 2011. The 19-year-old beauty took the title at an international competition held in Istanbul, Turkey. Llanes was recently praised for...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Dec 16, 2011 | Lite
Colombian superstar Juanes will open the country’s 2011 Telethon, a 27-hour event starting Friday which aims to raise more than $6M for charity. According to newspaper El Colombio, the artist said performing at this...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Dec 15, 2011 | News
The three directors of the construction conglomerate Nule Group were also fined $5.2M for siphoning off the money, which was given to them by Bogota’s Urban Development Institute for three public works projects. Their...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Dec 15, 2011 | News
A group of 380 people, including 187 children, have been forcibly displaced from a town on Colombia’s Pacific coast, local media reported Thursday. The community, which was living in the Timbiqui municipality in the Cauca...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Dec 15, 2011 | News
Pope Benedict XVI has sent Christmas prayers to the Colombian people, calling for roads to peace to be opened. Colombian bishop Juan Vicente Cordoba said he had received a telegram from the Holy Father saying his thoughts were...
Read More