Posted by Tim Hinchliffe | Dec 19, 2011 | News
Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin announced Monday that Colombia and Ecuador will seek to end trucker conflicts along their joint border. “We want the decision of the states to enforce respect and most...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Dec 16, 2011 | News
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos called on Colombians to heed evacuation warnings after 10 people were killed Friday due to landslides and flooding. “I lament the situation of Caldas and Santa Marta and we are...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Dec 16, 2011 | News
Colombia’s National Health Institute confirmed Friday that 203 people have been injured by fireworks so far this month, reported news station Noticias Uno. Colombia has already seen a 5.1% increase in burn victims in the...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Dec 16, 2011 | News
There are about 700 Colombian towns and villages that have the presence of illegal groups, according to the third national report on disarmament, demobilization and reintegration. The report conducted by the Commission for...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Dec 16, 2011 | News
Nine people were killed Friday in a landslide on an indigenous reservation in Colombia’s central department of Caldas. The landslide swept away two homes in the village of San Lorenzo after a bout of heavy rainfall,...
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