Posted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Apr 1, 2013 | News
Colombia’s two largest rebel groups Sunday announced closer collaboration in northeastern Colombia to “confront the big oligopolies, transnational capital and imperialism.” “The political moment which the...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Apr 1, 2013 | News
Colombia’s two largest rebel groups, FARC and ELN, announce closer collaboration in the northeastern Arauca department to “confront (dedicamente) the big oligopolies, the transnational capital and the...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Apr 1, 2013 | War and peace
The Colombian government and the country’s largest rebel group, FARC, on Saturday postponed peace talks to allow each side to work on their proposals for comprehensive agrarian reform. In a joint communique on Saturday,...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Mar 29, 2013 | Tourism
Colombia’s Civil Aeronautics agency said Thursday more than 800,000 passengers had traveled by plane during Holy Week, an increase of 17% compared to last year. According to Alfonso Lozano, deputy director of the avation...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Mar 29, 2013 | News
Colombia’s national coroner’s office confirmed Thursday that the body of a FARC rebel killed during combat in December is that of an important commander accused of killing four hostages. “Arturo Rojas,”...
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