Posted by Travis Mannon | Aug 11, 2011 | News
Two soldiers were killed and three injured in a battle with the left-wing guerrilla group FARC in the western department of Valle del Cauca, various media reported. The commander of the Army’s 3rd Brigade Colonel Edgar...
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Former Senator Piedad Cordoba has sent a letter to the Marxist guerrilla group FARC requesting that they release their hostages unconditionally. In a long anticipated announcement in which the ex-senator was expected to provide...
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A grenade allegedly belonging to the leftist guerrilla group FARC exploded Wednesday in a mall in Neiva, the capital city of the central Huila department. According to authorities, the grenade damaged a clothing store in the...
Read MorePosted by Travis Mannon | Aug 11, 2011 | News
The United States Embassy issued a travel warning to U.S. citizens about violent crime in Colombia, and more specifically Bogota. The emergency message for U.S. nationals specified the affluent Zona Rosa, Zona T, and Parque 93...
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Over 80,000 candidates have officially registered for the local elections held in Colombia in October, the Registrar’s Office announced Wednesday after closing the inscriptions. According to the Registrar’s Office,...
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