Posted by Samuel Thomson | Apr 18, 2011 | News
The Director of Civil Defense in the department of Boyaca, Colonel Alirio Aponte Monroy, told Caracol Radio on Monday that as a preventative measure hundreds of homes in towns situated on the banks of the Chicamocha river should...
Read MorePosted by Samuel Thomson | Apr 18, 2011 | zSports
Two athletes proudly represented Colombia in the Boston Marathon on Monday with Yolanda Caballero finishing in 8th place in the women’s category and Juan Carlos Cardona finishing 12th for the men’s. Caballero finished the 26...
Read MorePosted by Samuel Thomson | Apr 18, 2011 | Economy
The number of rubber tree plantations in Colombia has increased tenfold in the past 10 years to 25,000 acres, driven by the demand from emerging economies for cars and tires, Cleveland.com published Sunday. Raul Nizo, business...
Read MorePosted by Samuel Thomson | Apr 18, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s economy looks set to expand as much as 5.5% in 2011, overtaking the Central Bank’s original economic growth projection of 4.5% for this year, according to Central Bank President Jose Dario Uribe. Uribe attributes this...
Read MorePosted by Samuel Thomson | Apr 15, 2011 | News
President Juan Manuel Santos praised the attitude of students who cooperated with police during recent student protests at Bogota’s National University, Radio Nacional de Colombia reported Friday. Director of the National...
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