Posted by Parker Crooks | Mar 19, 2013 | News
A leader of La Oficina de Envigado, Medellin’s most powerful criminal organization, was arrested in a massive police operation against the mafia boss in the northwest of Colombia. “The first results [for the...
Read MorePosted by Parker Crooks | Mar 18, 2013 | News
Employees of the National University in Colombia’s capital, Bogota, on Monday reached an agreement with the government to end a strike that has kept nearly 30,000 students out of the classroom for 27 days. The strike began...
Read MorePosted by Parker Crooks | Mar 18, 2013 | News
Bishop Juan Vicente Cordoba has on Sunday become the first Colombian to have a private audience with Pope Francis, the new pontiff of the Catholic church. “I went to his office [in the Vatican] and asked if I could speak...
Read MorePosted by Parker Crooks | Mar 15, 2013 | News
Colombia’s minister of defense on Thursday said he will add 10,000 new police in 2013 to reinforce security in cities around the country. Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon made the announcement in the nation’s capital,...
Read MorePosted by Parker Crooks | Mar 15, 2013 | Coffee region
Colombia’s coffee producing Quindio department is looking to make a splash in the tourism sector through the development of infrastructure and a strong campaign to attract investors. Located in Colombia’s mountainous...
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