Posted by Victoria Rossi | May 23, 2012 | News
A Colombian congresswoman and former actress was sentenced to five years of house arrest Wednesday for trying to influence a court case involving her husband. The court found Lucero Cortes guilty of trying to bribe a judge to...
Read MorePosted by Victoria Rossi | May 23, 2012 | Culture
A new Colombian soap opera centers on the life of notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar –and it is safe to assume he will not come off well. Two of the show’s top writers and producers are the children of the drug...
Read MorePosted by Victoria Rossi | May 23, 2012 | News
Police arrested a suspected top member of Colombian crime syndicate the “Rastrojos” Wednesday. Ivan Dario Barrero Acevedo, alias “Pizarro,” was captured in the southwestern Valle del Cauca department,...
Read MorePosted by Victoria Rossi | May 22, 2012 | News
The FARC rebel front accused of killing 12 Colombian soldiers Monday is stationed in Venezuela and moves easily between the two countries, Colombia’s minister of defense said Tuesday. The guerrilla unit probably has been...
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