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James Rodriguez’ wife joins Madrid beach volleyball team
Daniela Ospina, the wife of Colombian soccer star James Rodriguez, will join the beach volleyball...
Iberia airlines to expand weekly flights between Spain, Colombia
Spain’s Iberia airline announced that the company will be expanding its weekly flights...
Colombia’s beloved author Gabriel Garcia Marquez honored at the Madrid Book Fair
A tribute to Gabriel Garcia Marquez will be held at the Madrid Book Fair in Spain, in memory and...
7 Colombian ‘assassins’ arrested in Spain
Spanish authorities on Monday arrested a group of Colombian hit men based in Madrid who were supposedly hired by various Spanish crime syndicates to extort and even kill members of rival criminal gangs. The seven alleged...
Spanish citizen kidnapped in Colombia rescued in joint operation
Police in Colombia and Spain coordinated the rescue of a Spanish citizen Friday who was abducted while traveling in Cali on business. A team of Colombia’s anti-kidnapping police found the Spanish man in the company of a...
7 jailed in Spain for murder of Colombian drug lord
Seven people have been sentenced to prison in Spain for the 2009 murder of Colombian drug lord Leonidas Vargas, who was shot dead while receiving treatment in a Madrid hospital, EFE reported Tuesday. The assassins, who were all...
Colombian residents of northwest Spain demand permanent consulate
Colombian residents of Galicia, Spain, have demanded a permanent consulate due to extreme delays at the nearest mobile office, in order to avoid having to travel to Madrid for documentation, Spanish news agency EFE reported...
Aires to become LAN Colombia, new routes expected next year
The executive director of Aires has said that the airline will change its name to LAN Colombia and begin offering new routes to Europe, South America and the U.S, newspaper El Espectador reported Friday Executive Director Hernan...
FTA with Canada operational within 3 months: Minister
Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin stated Monday that the free trade agreement between Colombia and Canada should be operational within the next two to three months. According to Caracol Radio, Colombia’s ambassador to...
Colombia-EU FTA gets Spanish support
President Juan Manuel Santos achieved the support of Spanish politicians on Monday for the pending free trade agreement between Colombia and the European Union. On a visit to the Spanish capital Madrid, Santos met with King Juan...
Drug ‘kingpin’s’ killers convicted in Spain
The seven accused of murdering Colombian drug kingpin “Leonidas” Vargas were declared guilty by a Spanish court Monday, reports Caracol Radio. The nine-member jury decided that Colombian Jonathan Andres O. carried...
Colombian artist Oscar Muñoz to exhibit in Madrid
Colombian artist Oscar Muñoz will expose the violence that swept through his homeland in the second half of the 20th century in an exhibition in Madrid, Spain. The multi-media artist combines drawing, video, instalaciones and...
