Posted by Wesley Tomaselli | Jan 10, 2013 | News
A New York City court on Wednesday convicted a Colombian drug trafficker to 23 years in prison for transporting cocaine and heroin to the United States. Suspect Jose Mosquera-Prado “and the Colombian-based...
Read MorePosted by Wesley Tomaselli | Jan 9, 2013 | News
President Juan Manuel Santos announced Wednesday that the government will support over 200 volunteers to teach English in Colombia in 2014. According to a Presidential press release, there are already 43 volunteer teachers from...
Read MorePosted by Wesley Tomaselli | Jan 9, 2013 | Lite
Copies of ‘sombreros vueltiaos,’ a flashy, wide-brim style Colombian hat, have been fabricated by Chinese manufacturers, reported local media on Wednesday. Artisans that make the Colombian hat protested against the arrival of...
Read MorePosted by Wesley Tomaselli | Jan 9, 2013 | News
The Odyssean story of Sergeant Jose Guarnizo, a former hostage now condemned for participation in a massacre, has shed light on the extraordinary complexity of Colombia’s half-century armed conflict. Guarnizo fell into the hands...
Read MorePosted by Wesley Tomaselli | Jan 9, 2013 | Economy
Foreign investment in Colombia’s oil and mining sector exceeded $13.12 billion in 2012, marking an 8.38% increase since 2011, local media reported on Wednesday. The records of the Central bank show that in 2011 foreign direct...
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