Posted by Sarah Cast | Sep 21, 2011 | News
“Stop f****** about with your photos and be quiet, because we will find you,” read a threatening email sent to a Colombian photographer working to capture the struggle of the vulnerable Nukak indigenous tribe in Colombia’s...
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One police officer was killed early Wednesday and another three were injured during an alleged FARC raid on a police station in El Mango in the southwestern Colombian department of Cauca, newspaper El Espectador reported....
Read MorePosted by Sarah Cast | Sep 21, 2011 | Culture
Colombian singer Santiago Cruz was named Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The Latin Grammy winner was appointed by the UNDP representative in Colombia, Bruno Moro, on Wednesday, the...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Cast | Sep 20, 2011 | News
Colombia’s President, Juan Manuel Santos, appointed Frank Pearl as the country’s new minister of the environment and sustainability on Monday. “We have obtained a person of honor, who has just accepted the position...
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Left-wing guerrilla group FARC has hijacked a cattle truck, attached explosives, and positioned it to block the road connecting the central Colombian Huila and Caqueta departments, Colombian media reported Tuesday. Authorities...
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