Boy drowns in river with bricks tied to feet
An 8-year-old child drowned Saturday in the Magdalena River in northwest Colombia, during a ”challenge” game with friends, reported Radio Caracol. The game — which took place in the municipality…
An 8-year-old child drowned Saturday in the Magdalena River in northwest Colombia, during a ”challenge” game with friends, reported Radio Caracol. The game — which took place in the municipality…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced Thursday the signing of an agreement between Colombian and Dutch authorities to dredge the river basins of two of Colombia’s primary rivers, the Magdalena…
Nine of Colombia’s departments are in a state of high alert for risk of landslides, according to Ministry of the Interior Risk Management Director Carlos Ivan Marquez. W Radio reported…
Police have captured a band of armed men responsible for stealing and causing havoc along the Magdalena River, El Colombiano reported Monday. Following several complaints from citizens of the region,…
The Colombian Navy is looking for nine people who went missing after their boat crashed with a tugboat on the Magdalena river Wednesday. A Navy spokesperson said Wednesday that search…
Ecopetrol Colombia announced record high April oil export figures Monday, which rose to over 400,000 barrels a day – the highest since July 1999, reports El Espectador. The value of crude…
A hippopotamus which formerly belonged to drug lord Pablo Escobar, and now lives in Medellin zoo, has received a visit from a dentist, English media reported Thursday. The hippo, named…
Colombia’s Magdalena and Cauca Rivers are at their lowest level in 13 years, and officials from the Institute for Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (IDEAM) warn that recent rain is…