Posted by Toni Peters | Jan 10, 2012 | Economy
Iconic Colombian coffee brand Juan Valdez Cafe opens shop in Miami airport where more than 35 million passengers pass through every year, the company announced Thursday. The coffee shop, located in North Terminal D and operated...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Jan 10, 2012 | Economy
The peso to dollar rate hit a two-month high, helped by foreign direct investment in Colombia in 2011 reaching $14.8 billion. At 10:24AM Tuesday local time the Colombian currency traded at 1,864 to the U.S. dollar, up from...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Jan 10, 2012 | Lite
Thieves have stolen an entire ATM in Barranquilla and hauled it away by pushing along the floor lubricated with watermelons skins, newspaper El Tiempo reported Tuesday. At 7:05AM Monday, the six fruity felons overpowered a...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Jan 10, 2012 | Economy
Colombia’s Prosecutor General has assigned a specialist in crimes against national wealth to investigate the mayor of Bogota Gustavo Petro, Colombia media reported Tuesday. Mayor Petro is alleged to have caused economic...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Jan 6, 2012 | News
The land restitution process in Colombia is at risk if the justice system fails to properly punish those guilty of illegal appropriating it, said a Colombian congressman Friday. In an interview with Caracol Radio, House...
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