Tuesday Dec 8 | Colombia News
CARTAGENA, BOLIVAR Brian Andrews invites you to see the beautiful Christmas displays.
Satates Must Improve Efforts For Landmine victims
Saturday, 5 December 2009, 11:38 am Press Release: United Nations New York, Dec 4 2009 10:10AM States must step up efforts to help landmine victims – including women, children and indigenous populations – in especially vulnerable situations, a senior United Nations human rights official has said.
HEADLINES: The Fiscalia intercepts phone coversations from the FARC, connecting them to the slaying of 12 Awas indigenous people.
Magic Sea World in one of Colombia's beautiful islands
CARTAGENA, BOLIVAR: Dolphins, turtles and fish performed at the impressive Oceanario in a oeEl archipielago del Rosarioa .
Blackouts Plague Energy-Rich Venezuela
This country may be an energy colossus, with the largest conventional oil reserves outside the Middle East and one of the worlda TMs mightiest hydroelectric systems, but that has not prevented it from enduring serious electricity and water shortages that seem only to be getting worse.
Official US Air Force Document Reveals the True Intentions Behind the US-Colombia Military Agreement
An official document from the Department of the US Air Force reveals that the military base in Palanquero, Colombia will provide the Pentagon with "an opportunity for conducting full spectrum operations throughout South America" This information contradicts the explainations offered by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and the US State Department ...
Thriving Guyanese community in Puerto Ordaz seeking consular services from Guyana
References to the Guyanese diaspora invariably direct attention to some of the major metropolitan centres - the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom and in the region the Caribbean and Suriname.
Famous Cartagena Bomb Dog retires from National Police Service
CARTAGENA, BOLIVAR: For the last 12 years,she sniffed out bombs and served to protect visiting dignitaries like former US President Bill Clinton.
In less than a week's time, seven local medical professionals treated nearly 1,000 patients -- many of them children -- in the small, poor town of Puerto Rey, Colombia, on the outskirts of the much larger Cartagena.
HEADLINES: Narino's Governor has helped set up a meeting between the Colombian and Ecuadoran Foreign Ministers next week to look for solutions to the war of words between both countries.
The Sierra Club's Newsletter Checks In
The following comments appeared in the Sept newsletter on the Planning Commission recommendations on the Los Osos Sewer.
BOGOTA BUDDIES: The Caribbean quintet who visited Colombia last month with their Proexport Colombia hosts at Club El Rincon de Cajica, which is outside Bogota.
Venezuela: beauty for the bold
Getting there: International flights to Venezuela are limited during holidays, so make reservations in advance.
Venezuela: Natural beauty for bold travelers
GETTING THERE: International flights to Venezuela are limited during holidays, so make reservations in advance.
About South America for Visitors
No visit to Cartagena is complete without a tour of the Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas in Cartagena, Colombia, : "the largest fort ever built by the Spanish in their colonies.
Uribe lines up support from UNASUR nations
CARTAGENA, BOLIVAR: President Uribe and Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez will visit with UNASUR member nations this week to explain Colombia's pending military deal with the U.S. and to call for other South American nations to stand with Colombia against Venezuela's assistance to the FARC.
U.S. Commander says Colombia will decide the role and duties of U.S....
CARTAGENA, BOLIVAR: Douglas Fraser, the Commander of U.S. Southcom, says the U.S. is willing to work with any nation in the region in the fight against drugs and terrorism.
Spend a relaxing afternoon at the beach in Cartagena
CARTAGENA, BOLIVAR: The magic of Cartagena is drawing visitors from all over the world.
Housing officer in Colombia for exchange visit
NICOLA Galloway, Senior Housing Officer with Scottish Borders Council was selected from around 20 applicants across the south of Scotland by the Rotary International Group Study Exchange to spend a month in Colombia, South America.
Cartagena Neighborhood is home to 14 sets of twins
CARTAGENA, BOLIVAR: The San Isidro neighborhood of Cartagena is known as a special place.
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