Posted by Stephen Manker | Jul 20, 2011 | zSports
Kenyan long distance runner Geoffrey Mutai will race in the Bogota International Half Marathon next week. The 30-year-old Mutai is considered by many to be the fastest marathoner in the world after he ran the 2011 Boston...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jul 19, 2011 | News
President Juan Manuel Santos called on the Colombia’s army general and national police director to help with petroleum company labor riots in the central department of Meta. Protests began last month when laborers from...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jul 19, 2011 | Culture
Colombia’s 201st Independence Day celebrations Wednesday offer a variety of cultural events around the country. The capital city of Bogota will celebrate Afro-Colombian and traditional culture and African heritage with a...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jul 19, 2011 | News
Three thousand employees of petroleum company Pacific Rubiales joined the strike in the Rubiales field, which is one of the company’s most important areas of exploration and production, Colombian media reported Tuesday....
Read MorePosted by Stephen Manker | Jul 19, 2011 | News
Police found a Russian citizen with gunshot wounds in the streets of southern Bogota early Tuesday morning. The 36-year-old man was found under a bridge in very bad condition, with two bullet wounds in his chest. He was...
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