Posted by Travis Mannon | Sep 15, 2011 | News
A mayoral candidate for the capital city of the central Risaralda department survived an assassination attempt, Colombian media reported Thursday. Enrique Vasquez, a candidate from the coalition of the Partido de la U. and the...
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Colombia and South Korea signed five economic agreements during Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos’ three-day visit to the Asian country. The agreements dealt with issues of mining, the environment, housing,...
Read MorePosted by Travis Mannon | Sep 14, 2011 | News
The Interior Ministry does not have enough money to implement its protection program for more than 10,000 at-risk people, the vice minister announced. According to Colombian media, Vice Minister of the Interior Aurelio Iragorri...
Read MorePosted by Travis Mannon | Sep 14, 2011 | News
Medellin Metropolitan Police captured 11 alleged members of “Los Mondongueros,” a criminal organization which terrorizes Comunas 5 and 6 in the city, Colombian media reported. The special investigation unit of the...
Read MorePosted by Travis Mannon | Sep 14, 2011 | News
Jackie Kennedy, the wife of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, was highly impressed by ex-Colombian President Alberto Lleras Camargo, audio-recordings released Wednesday revealed. In a recently released interview from 1964,...
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