Posted by Tim Hinchliffe | Dec 28, 2011 | News
An airplane crashed in Colombia’s eastern department of Arauca, injuring 5 people. The crash was apparently caused by a mechanical failure within yards of landing on the runway at the Santiago Perez Quiroz airport in...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Dec 28, 2011 | News
A police office was killed and at least five were wounded during clashes with rebels in Colombia’s northeastern department of Arauca. According to RCN Radio, there was one death and six injuries during an ambush by the...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Dec 28, 2011 | News
Bogota’s homicide rate between 2010 and 2011 has dropped from 23.4 to 21.5 per 100,000 inhabitants, the capital city’s outgoing interim mayor says. According to interim Mayor Clara Lopez, the murders can be...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Dec 27, 2011 | News
Dutch guerrilla Tanja Nijmeijer revealed Tuesday that, before his death, the FARC’s slain military commander “Mono Jojoy” was dedicated to an orchestra that he created in his jungle encampment. In an interview...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Dec 27, 2011 | News
Medellin inaugurated Colombia’s first mega-escalator Monday for swifter passage up the hillside of the city’s most dangerous district, Comuna 13. The $6.9 million dollar public works project is the first of its kind...
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