Posted by Natalie Dalton | Sep 1, 2011 | Tourism
Colombia’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Tourism announced its plan to teach English to 7,000 tourism service providers throughout the country by 2015 in hopes of making Colombia a world-renowned travel destination....
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A quarter of Bogota residents have been victims of crime this year according to the Chamber of Commerce’s 2011 Survey of Security Perception and Victimization released on Thursday, 11% less than in 2010. The survey, which...
Read MorePosted by Natalie Dalton | Sep 1, 2011 | Lite
Authorities captured the mischievous magician Thursday who allegedly hypnotized 75 schoolchildren in the southern Colombian village of Mocoa. The unethical warlock worked his voodoo magic at a local school where he allegedly put...
Read MorePosted by Natalie Dalton | Sep 1, 2011 | News
Last year’s tropical storms cost insurance companies a record breaking $360 million dollars, according to the Director of the Camara de Terremoto of the Colombian Federation of Insurers (Fasecolda). “In monetary...
Read MorePosted by Natalie Dalton | Sep 1, 2011 | Northeast Colombia
The northern Colombian department of Santander has received a record influx of foreign tourists and investment, said Colombian export and tourism promoter Proexport. A total of 27,463 international tourists visited Santander;...
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