Manizales halfway annual fair (VIDEO / PHOTOS)
With only a few days into the festival, local media claim the annual Manizales Fair is a huge success to natives and tourists alike. {japopup type=”image”...
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Colombia moves to advance appeal on international court ruling
Posted by Rob Edmond | Jan 9, 2013 | News
Colombia’s foreign minister met with a leading international law firm on Tuesday to discuss an appeal over maritime territories surrounding the Caribbean island of San Andres. Minister Maria Angela Holguin met with the...
Read MoreCentral Colombian moorland gains national park status
Posted by Rob Edmond | Jan 8, 2013 | News
A region of central Colombia has been declared a national park, in turn halting all plans for mining in the area, local media reported Tuesday. What is now known as Santurban National Park produces water for over two million...
Read MoreUS country singer gushes over Shakira
Posted by Rob Edmond | Jan 8, 2013 | Lite
Blake Shelton, an American country singer and judge on the US reality show The Voice, is excited to work alongside Colombia pop star Shakira during the upcoming season. “I’d heard of Shakira, [but] it wasn’t until...
Read MoreColombia journalist takes front page photo for New York Times
Posted by Rob Edmond | Jan 8, 2013 | News
A photograph from a Colombian journalist covering the Syrian civil war appeared on the front page of the New York Times on Sunday. Colombian journalist, Mauricio Morales, who is documenting the war in Syria, managed to snap one...
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