Posted by Tom Heyden | Jun 15, 2011 | News
The Colombian military forces have increased security in the southern department of Caqueta following a spate of deadly attacks in recent days, with some 2,200 troops in pursuit of the FARC leader accused of orchestrating the...
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Four men and a pregnant woman were killed by a landslide of mud and rocks at a gold mine in the southwest Colombian department of Cauca, Spanish news agency EFE reported Tuesday. Although the tragedy occurred on Monday, it was...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Jun 15, 2011 | News
Colombia’s former foreign affairs minister, Augusto Ramirez Ocampo, has died of heart problems at the age of 77, Colombian media reported Wednesday. Ramirez Ocampo died at 8:40PM Tuesday evening at his family home due to...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Jun 15, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has said that the FARC are seeking to increase their power base within the urban centers of the country, as their traditional rural strongholds have begun to falter, Caracol Radio reported...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Jun 14, 2011 | News
An ex-FARC leader, who was apparently crucial in facilitating the rescue of four kidnapped soldiers almost exactly one year ago, has complained that the Colombian government has so far reneged on a promised reward of $1.4...
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