Colombia’s ruling party calls on divine support after protest raises witchcraft fears
Former President Alvaro Uribe said Wednesday that Colombia’s ruling party has carried out...
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Colombia police arrests fake shaman on extortion charges
Police in southern Colombia said Tuesday that they arrested a fake shaman who used his self-proclaimed ability to cast spells to extort victims.
North Colombia woman killed in failed exorcism attempt
A woman from the north of Colombia has died after a self-proclaimed witch set her ablaze in a...
Witches festival returns to Huila
“Betwitch yourself with the magic of La Jagua” is the slogan for the XII Festival of Witches coming to the Colombian town of La Jagua in the south central department of Huila. The celebration of witches takes place...
Witchdoctor hired to cure flu robs ill family’s home
A supposed witch doctor drugs and robs a family who had hired him to cure them of a flu. According to police in the northern Colombian department of Santander, the incident took part in the town of San Gil where police began a...
Colombian president admits hiring Shaman for inauguration
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos hired a shaman who is at the center of a corruption investigation, an official statement confirmed Thursday. The Presidential Palace admitted that Jorge Gonzalez, who received $12,000...
Shaman paid to secure dry swearing in of Colombia’s president: Report
The shaman who was paid $12,000 to keep away rains at the U-20 World Cup Soccer was also paid to secure a sunny inauguration of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in 2010. Jorge Elias Gonzalez, the shaman who apparently...
World Cup official claims rain-banishing shaman was ‘essential’
News of apparent corruption at last year’s U20 Soccer World Cup took a turn for the absurd Tuesday, as a top official claimed $12,000 spent hiring a shaman “to keep rain away from the event” was...
FARC used witch against police: Report
A FARC front in the southwest of Colombia has used the services of a witch to predict military actions and put a spell on the country’s highest police official, newspaper El Tiempo reported Saturday. The newspaper based...
2 die in north-Colombia ayahuasca ceremony
Two men have died after consuming the drug ayahuasca in a massive “purification” ceremony in the north of Colombia, local authorities said Monday. According to prosecutors who talked to media, the two victims were...
