Army arrests one of Colombia’s most wanted
Army troops captured one of Colombia’s most wanted criminals on Sunday in the municipality of Huila, reported local news sources. Herilberto Quevedo Castro was captured in the district of Palacios,…
Army troops captured one of Colombia’s most wanted criminals on Sunday in the municipality of Huila, reported local news sources. Herilberto Quevedo Castro was captured in the district of Palacios,…
A grenade allegedly belonging to the leftist guerrilla group FARC exploded Wednesday in a mall in Neiva, the capital city of the central Huila department. According to authorities, the grenade…
Colombia’s finance minister announced Thursday that seven public power companies will be sold in the departments of Boyaca, Meta, Huila, and Nariño. Finance Minister Juan Carlos Echeverry said that the…
A New York artist is on his way from the southwest-Colombian Huila department to his home town to display a collection of paintings he made of the coffee production process…
Colombia’s interior minister announced Thursday that the government will enhance security in specific departments in response to nearly a dozen political assassinations in 2011. After a meeting with Central Electoral…
The capital city of Colombia’s southwest department of Huila has chosen 19-year-old Edna Julieth Castañeda Garzon as the new Miss Neiva for 2011. The young beauty queen, who was elected…
The southern city of Neiva is preparing the last bits of what could be one of Colombia’s coolest events and underexposed tourist attractions: the annual Folkloric Festival and National Miss…
A young man has been arrested after killing a six-year-old child in Colombia’s southwestern Huila department, local media reported Monday. The event took place in the La Paz neighborhood of…
A Colombian professional soldier apparently launched a grenade at a colleague, killing the 20-year-old in the central Colombian department of Huila. Military officials have released few details although the attack…