Posted by Tom Heyden | Feb 2, 2011 | Lite
A species of frog that resides in the forests of Colombia and Ecuador has disregarded the conventional theory of evolution by ‘re-evolving’ teeth on the lower jaw after more than 200 million years. The tree-dwelling...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Feb 1, 2011 | Economy
The Truckers Association of Colombia (ACC), which represents around 180,000 truck drivers throughout Colombia, confirmed plans to strike over freight rates, EFE reported Tuesday. The government intends to introduce free-market...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Feb 1, 2011 | News
Former Green Party presidential candidate Antanas Mockus has ruled himself out of the running to be the next mayor of Bogota, El Espectador reported Tuesday. The politician, who has twice held the position of Bogota mayor,...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Feb 1, 2011 | Culture
Colombian rocker Juanes cancels a concert in Miami after Cuban exiles complained that the date coincided with the 50th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion. The gig was scheduled for April 15, at the American Airlines Arena...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Feb 1, 2011 | News
The director of Colombian intelligence agency DAS, Felipe Muñoz, says that he will not resign over the agency’s illegal wiretapping of government opponents. The director made his statement after emerging from a nine hour...
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