Colombia most attractive country in Latin America for oil investment: Poll
Colombia has emerged as Latin America’s most attractive country for petroleum investment,...
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Unfair police quota part of drug problem in Colombia: drug policy researcher
Police drug enforcement strategies in Colombia that encourage a focus on arrest numbers are part...
Medellin strives to be Latin American capital of innovation
Medellin authorities officials announced Thursday that Colombia’s second largest city...
Colombia’s growth reflects boom in hemisphere: Biden
Colombia’s economic growth “reflects a larger economic boom” across South...
Colombia at the economic forefront of Latin America: Santos
Colombia has gained a position on the forefront of development in Latin America, the...
Colombia to address illegal weapons sales at Latin America summit
Colombia will participate in the First Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) where it will review regional economic and social issues. In Santiago, Chile from January 26 to 28, representatives...
Bogota mayor lone Colombian invited to Latin American intellectual conference
Bogota’s controversial mayor was the only Colombian invited by the former president of Brazil to a conference of Latin American intellectuals that seeks to explore the future of the contintent, reported local media on...
Santos selected as person of the year by Spanish newspaper
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos topped the list of 100 influential people in Latin America, according to Spanish newspaper, El Pais. Spain’s most widely-read newspaper chose Santos for his efforts to bring peace to...
Golden girl Mariana Pajon receives yet another award
Colombia’s gold medal-winning BMX rider, Mariana Pajon, received yet another award, as she is named one of the ‘best athletes in Latin America and the Caribbean’ for 2012. Pajon shot to fame when she won Colombia’s only...
Perception of corruption increases in Colombia
Compared to last year’s world report, Colombia’s perception of corruption has worsened, placing 94th out of 176 countries, said NGO Transparency International Wednesday. According to Transparency...
Colombia signs tourism pact with LatAm countries
Colombia’s trade minister signed an agreement with other member states of the Pacific Alliance Wednesday to promote tourism between the members states of the Latin American trade bloc. The trade and tourism ministers of...
Gabriel Garcia Marquez receives Russian Order of Honor
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev awarded Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez a prestigious state prize Tuesday. A cancer-stricken Marquez received the Order of Honour for his work “strengthening the friendship between...
