Colombia’s biggest music festival closes with a bang (photos)
The performance of Argentine rock legend Charly Garcia culminated Bogota’s 18th annual Rock in the Park music festival that ran Saturday to Monday. {japopup...
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Alert still high for another Nevado del Ruiz eruption
Posted by Sarah Kinosian | Jul 3, 2012 | News
The alert for another possible eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in central Colombia remains high, while families in the area have returned to normal activities after an evacuation Saturday, reported newspaper El Tiempo...
Read More‘FARC’ bomb police station in southwest Colombia
Posted by Sarah Kinosian | Jul 3, 2012 | News
An alleged FARC attack on a police station in southwestern Colombia Monday injured nine officers, reported Radio Caracol Tuesday. The clash occurred around 5PM in El Mango, a village in the central part of the Cauca department....
Read MoreColombian farmers prepare for El Niño
Posted by Sarah Kinosian | Jul 3, 2012 | News
Colombian farmers announced part of an emergency plan to prepare for El Niño, a weather phenomenon that raises temperatures, increasing the likelihood of droughts and forest fires, threatening the country’s food supply,...
Read MoreColombian general wanted in US on drug trafficking charges
Posted by Sarah Kinosian | Jun 27, 2012 | News
The United States issued an arrest warrant for retired Colombian General Mauricio Santoyo, who served as former President Alvaro Uribe’s security chief and is accused of drug trafficking. A Virginia court charged Santoyo...
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