Colombia investigating bullfighting tragedy
Colombia’s inspector general announced an investigation against the mayor of a town where at least...
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Colombia’s inspector general suspends mayors on election meddling charges
Colombia’s inspector general said she provisionally suspended the mayors of Medellin and Ibague...
Tolima
Tolima is one of Colombia’s central provinces with a typical Andean culture. Skip to...
Honda, Tolima: from colonial trade hub to sleepy river town
Honda is a town on the road from Bogota to Medellin that is easily overlooked, despite the fact it...
City hall says central Colombia town in crisis after mining ban, locals say economy picked up
When Cajamarca expelled multinational miner AngloGold Ashanti from its territory a year ago, the...
Curfews in central Colombia after looting and violence
Five towns in central Colombia decreed a curfew after looters attacked supermarkets linked to money laundering activities of the now-defunct FARC guerrilla group.
Central Colombia supermarkets looted after prosecution claims FARC money laundering links
Hours after Colombia’s prosecution announced that a supermarket chain had been used to...
10 arrested in central Colombia for torturing disabled children
Ten people were arrested after authorities found out that mentally challenged children were tied...
How to cheat Colombia’s elections: The ‘machinery’
Establishment candidate and Colombia’s former president German Vargas is reportedly...
AngloGold Ashanti ‘accepts’ central Colombia town vote to ban ‘world’s largest open-pit gold mine’
South African mining giant AngloGold Ashanti announced Thursday it has given up on plans for the...
Colombia town vote to ban mining ‘does not change the law’: minister
Colombia’s government sided with mining giant AngloGold Ashanti on Monday, claiming...
Central Colombia town bans ‘world’s largest open pit goldmine’
In a historic vote, a central Colombia town banned plans to build what would be the...
