Posted by Matt Snyder | Jul 11, 2011 | News
Nineteen convicted drug traffickers were transferred from the department of Barranquilla to the national model prison in Bogota, El Heraldo reported Monday. Seventeen of the transferred prisoners were captured last July and...
Read MorePosted by Matt Snyder | Jul 11, 2011 | News
The mayor of Toribio, the southwest Colombian town where FARC rebels killed six in a car bomb attack on Saturday, said Monday the government has failed to adequately protect his town. Mayor Carlos Banguero said that Toribio has...
Read MorePosted by Matt Snyder | Jul 11, 2011 | Culture
Anita Toro is Colombia’s most popular webcam girl, a dubious success story preceded by years of sexual exploitation, as revealed in men’s magazine Don Juan. The 20-year old’s webcam success was enabled by her...
Read MorePosted by Matt Snyder | Jul 8, 2011 | News
President Santos apologized to the people of El Salado in northern Colombia Friday, asking their forgiveness for the massacre carried out there by paramilitaries 11 years ago. Santos issued his remarks as he announced a new land...
Read MorePosted by Matt Snyder | Jul 8, 2011 | Economy
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced Thursday that it has provided funds for a Colombian utility company to begin work on Colombia’s first geothermal power project. The IDB has provided a $2.8 million...
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