Posted by Miriam Wells | Mar 9, 2012 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Friday the United States announcement that it is willing to discuss drug legalization was “very important.” Responding to a U.S. statement that it would participate in...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Mar 9, 2012 | Lite
You’ve got to admire his brazenness — a 66-year-old man hopped onto a Bogota-bound bus carrying 50kg of marijuana in his luggage, newspaper La Vanguardia reported Thursday. Four massive blocks of the drug were...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Mar 8, 2012 | News
Colombians came together across the country Thursday to celebrate International Women’s Day, culminating with a concert featuring hip hop fusion band ChocQuibTown in Bogota. In a country where women continue to face severe...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Mar 8, 2012 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez have agreed to push forward a new bilateral trade agreement, said a statement released on Colombia’s presidential website Thursday. The...
Read MorePosted by Miriam Wells | Mar 8, 2012 | News
Authorities recovered the bodies of at least four miners trapped after their illegal coalmine flooded in northwest Colombia. Relief agencies reported that the bodies were found 171 meters below ground at the site in the...
Read More