Posted by Scott Kobewka | Jan 6, 2011 | News
Colombian authorities are investigating an incident on the Colombia-Venezuala border where a Venezuelan soldier allegedly shot at a boat carrying civilians, Colombian media reported Thursday. The boat was traveling along the...
Read MorePosted by Scott Kobewka | Jan 5, 2011 | Tourism
The number of people traveling internationally increased in 2010 by 10 percent, says Colombia’s Administrative Department of Security (DAS), El Universal reported Wednesday. In 2010, 7.5 million people traveled to and from...
Read MorePosted by Scott Kobewka | Jan 5, 2011 | News
Ecuador’s new ambassador to Colombia Raul Vallejo took office in Bogota on Wednesday, reports Caracol Radio. Vallejo was appointed to the post in December 2010 and is the Ecuador’s first ambassador to Colombia since...
Read MorePosted by Scott Kobewka | Jan 4, 2011 | News
Colombia’s Mount Machin and the snow-capped volcanoes Galeras, Huila, and Ruiz have been put on yellow alert after elevated activity, reports La Patria. Authorities recorded small earthquakes in the Tomila district late...
Read MorePosted by Scott Kobewka | Jan 4, 2011 | News
Accion Social reported on Friday that forced displacement had dropped by 48 percent in Colombia in 2010, but an NGO says that actual numbers may vary, reported CM& on Tuesday. Marco Romero, director of the Consultancy for...
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