Posted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 7, 2012 | News
Three Chinese oil workers and their translator are still missing one year after their disappearance. The workers disappeared in June 2011 near the town of San Vicente del Caguan, a restive guerrilla stronghold in the southern...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 6, 2012 | Bogota
Bogota’s Rock in the Park music festival has announced the list of performers that are set to play the event. Of those scheduled to perform, 28 local bands were selected by a jury headed by music producer Pablo Arraya and social...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 6, 2012 | Lite
Colombia’s culture minister on Tuesday condemned the use of historically and culturally significant buildings in the coastal city of Cartagena for the shooting of pornographic videos. “It is unacceptable that historical...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 6, 2012 | News
Nine FARC guerrillas, among them the alleged commander of the 37th Front, have died in combat in the north fo Colombia, the country’s Ministry of Defense said Wednesday. Roberto García Márquez, the commander of the...
Read MorePosted by Olle Ohlsen Pettersson | Jun 6, 2012 | zSports
President Juan Manuel Santos gave the national banner to Colombia’s national Olympic team at a ceremony held Tuesday in the presidential palace. The Olympic team will compete at this year’s Olympic Games in London. Swimmer Omar...
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