Posted by Sarah Kinosian | Mar 27, 2012 | Central Colombia
A wildlife-themed adventure park in central Colombia is planning to build the two largest statues of Jesus in the world by Easter 2013, local media reported Tuesday. The entire project at Huila Africa, a safari-themed extreme...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Kinosian | Mar 26, 2012 | News
Illegal gold mining is polluting water sources in northern Colombia, reported Colombian newspaper El Heraldo Monday. According to the report, illegal mining has contaminated water sources in the northern department of Cordoba...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Kinosian | Mar 26, 2012 | Coffee region
Colombia’s coffee region, known as the Coffee-Growers Axis or Coffee Triangle, will now be called the Coffee Cultural Landscape. According to Vice Minister of Tourism Oscar Rueda the name-change is a nod to the region...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Kinosian | Mar 23, 2012 | News
A Colombian judge on Friday overturned the international arrest warrant against the country’s ex-peace commissioner, Luis Carlos Restrepo, issued for his alleged role in the 2006 false demobilization of a non-existent...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Kinosian | Mar 22, 2012 | News
Colombian Vice President Angelino Garzon arrived in Russia to promote his candidacy for Directorate General of the International Labor Organization (ILO) Thursday. During his three-day visit, Garzon will meet with several...
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