Establishment candidate in Colombia’s elections linked to mafia
A campaign chief of former President Alvaro Uribe and presidential candidate Federico Gutierrez...
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Petro’s kill plot claims confirm Colombia’s failed security policy
An alleged plot to kill the frontrunner in Colombia’s election race highlighted the...
Bus strike brings central Colombian city to a standstill for 3rd time this year
Around 300 striking transit workers blockaded a main commuter route in western Colombia Monday,...
Avianca to begin flights between Colombia’s coffee region and New York
Colombia’s Avianca Airline will now offer weekly flights between the country’s western city of Pereira to New York City beginning this summer. Beginning July 17, Avianca will offer three weekly flights from the...
Heroin users receive hygiene kits in health initiative in west Colombia city
The local government of the central Colombian city of Pereira, and Colombia’s Ministry of...
Colombian city’s women march to defend image
Hundreds of women in the western Colombian city of Pereira on Thursday marched in protest over how...
Pereira celebrates 150th anniversary video mapping old train station
Pereira, a city in Colombia’s iconic coffee region, on Thursday celebrated its 150th...
Over a ton and a half of marijuana found in Colombia’s ‘zona cafetera’
The national director of the Technical Investigations Unit (CTI) today announced discovery of 1,700 kilos of marijuana in Pereira, Risaralda. Maritza Escobar Baquero, national CTI director today declared the drugs came from...
Colombian govt meets with coffee strike reps to broker deal
Representatives from the Colombian government on Wednesday sat down with 32 representatives of the coffee growers to try and broker a deal to end the 10-day strike. Leading the government envoy is Vice President Angelino Garzon...
Colombia police arrest ‘top Rastrojos commanders’
Colombia police said Friday they have arrested two top commanders of drug trafficking organization “Los Rastrojos.” The two commanders, “Mascota” and “Picante,” were arrested respectively in...
Colombia closes 2nd airport due to volcanic ash clouds
Colombia’s government has closed a second airport after the Volcanic Ash Advisory Center in Washington issued an ash cloud advisory for the Nevado Del Ruiz Volcano, which Colombian authorities have been saying for weeks is...
Golf Channel filming special on Colombian golf courses
Producers of U.S. television network Golf Channel are in Colombia to shoot a a special on the country’s golf courses, tourism and export promotion agency Proexport announced Wednesday. According to the agency, a television...
