Ecuador Week: A future away from the past
A year ago today, the Colombian military attacked a camp in Ecuador, killing FARC leader Raúl Reyes. The attack led to a bilateral crisis between Colombia and Ecuador that remains…
A year ago today, the Colombian military attacked a camp in Ecuador, killing FARC leader Raúl Reyes. The attack led to a bilateral crisis between Colombia and Ecuador that remains…
Colombia´s relationship with its smaller neighbor Ecuador was ignored until the military operation against FARC commander Raul Reyes on March 1st, 2008 on Ecuadorian territory that sparked a diplomatic crisis…
A recently released video reveals the abuse that a freshman police has to undergo as part of a seeming right of passage ritual. In the video, the naked policeman is…
Santa Claus (with a Chinese appearance) seems to have arrived almost two months late in Colombia, but most ministers still followed Uribe to sit on his lap. The president of…
Hugo Chávez won his referendum in Venezuela and Colombia’s president Uribe said: “Me preocupa perpetuar al Presidente, pero tampoco puedo ser políticamente irresponsable”. That means that he is worried to…
It is awards season in Hollywood. While the shining jewelry and the exuberance of luxury may suggest differently, entertainment media has become an increasingly effective vehicle to convey national realities…
There was outrage among some circles after Uribe’s denunciation of a FARC’s “intellectual block” disorienting Colombians with a dishonest peace discourse. These comments naturally caused indignation not only for the…
Terrible the news about the killings of 17 Awá indians in the south west Nariño region of Colombia. Most probably the FARC did it. If even the former M19 guerrilla member and nowadays…
The runners are getting ready. Shoes are being tied, and muscles are being stretched. With the resignation of Andrés Felipe Arias from the Ministry of Agriculture, and his declaration to…