Posted by Matt Snyder | Jul 19, 2011 | Culture
Salsa legend Joe Arroyo received a tracheotomy Tuesday to improve his condition, El Colombiano reported. Arroyo received the operation, which consists of making an insertion in the patient’s trachea, to ease the strain on...
Read MorePosted by Matt Snyder | Jul 19, 2011 | News
An avalanche in southwestern Colombia affected 30 families and left a 50-year-old woman temporarily stranded Monday night. The mudslide tore through the town of El Aguilla in the Valle del Cauca department of Colombia. It...
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The alleged mastermind of Colombia’s tax embezzlement scandal, which cost the government billions of dollars, pleaded guilty to corruption charges Tuesday. Blanca Jasmin Bercerra, who is accused of organizing the...
Read MorePosted by Matt Snyder | Jul 19, 2011 | Bogota
Cuban-American hip hop artist Pitbull will perform in Colombia for the first time this August with a concert in Bogota and later Medellin, event website planb.com reported Tuesday. Pitbull will perform at the Royal Center in...
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The man chosen as the next president of Colombia’s Congress has three outstanding suits against him alleging influence peddling and ties to paramilitaries, Caracol Radio reported Tuesday. Senator Juan Manuel Corzo, who...
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