Posted by Toni Peters | Dec 28, 2011 | Cartagena
Cartagena tourism operators say tourism to the Caribbean coastal city has dropped because of road closures caused by the rainy season. In an interview with RCN Radio, Claudia Patricia Martinez, a local tourism representative,...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Dec 28, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s labor minister said Wednesday 400,000 young people were able to find formal work in the first nine months of 2011 thanks to the government’s labor policies. In an interview with Caracol Radio, Labor...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Dec 27, 2011 | News
A doctor from Cali who worked in the U.S. for 15 years died in a helicopter crash in Florida while collecting a donor heart for transplant. Luis Felipe Bonilla died Monday along with two others as the helicopter, after leaving...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Dec 27, 2011 | Bogota
See in the new year with fireworks and music at the Colpatria tower in central Bogota. Colombia’s tallest building on Calle 26 and Carrera 7 is the stage for the concert. With live music from stars including J Balvin,...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Dec 27, 2011 | Economy
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has calculated foreign direct investment in Colombia will top $13 billion for 2011, an increase of 35% on the previous year, reported newspaper El Espectador. In 2010, foreign direct...
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