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Monday, September 8, 2014

News of Colombia- NY Times

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Carlos Villalon
News about Colombia, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
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Chronology of Coverage

  1. Aug. 28, 2014
    John Jairo Velasquez, man who confessed to hundreds of murders as the lead assassin for the drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, is freed from a maximum-security prison under heavy police guard. MORE
  2. Jul. 29, 2014
    American prosecutors claim Hugo Carvajal, former head of Venezuelan military intelligence, was on payroll of Colombian drug lord, invested his own money in drug trade and coordinated shipments of cocaine; unsealed federal indictments shed light on accusations of ties between Venezuelan military and law enforcement and Colombian narcotics traffickers. MORE
  3. Jul. 2, 2014
    Seven Colombians accused of involvement in the stabbing death of United States drug agent James Watson are handed over to American authorities at a police base in Bogota. MORE
  4. Jun. 20, 2014
    Leftist Clara Lopez throws her support behind re-election bid of Colombian Pres Juan Manuel Santos, and is singled out at his victory celebration for playing decisive role in his triumph; by declaring a vote for him as a vote in favor of peace negotiations with rebel groups, Lopez makes the country’s left politically relevant again. MORE
  5. Jun. 20, 2014
    United States Treasury removes 308 names from sanctions blacklist that helped cripple the Cali drug gang in Colombia, once considered the most powerful drug trafficking organization in the world. MORE

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Getty Grants for Personal Photo Projects

By JAMES ESTRIN
This year’s winners have tackled themes from South Africa’s post-apartheid generation to the lives of Arab women.
September 4, 2014, Thursday

Colombia: Assassin for Escobar Released

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man who confessed to hundreds of murders as the lead assassin for the drug kingpin Pablo Escobar has been freed from a maximum-security prison under heavy police guard.
August 28, 2014, Thursday

Venezuelan Officers Linked to Colombian Cocaine Traffickers

By WILLIAM NEUMAN
The head of Venezuelan military intelligence was on the payroll of a Colombian drug lord, invested money in drug shipments and coordinated the shipment of cocaine, according to prosecutors.
July 29, 2014, Tuesday

Real Madrid Reaches Deal With World Cup’s Top Scorer

By JACK BELL
The Spanish powerhouse paid the French club Monaco a transfer fee of about $108 million to sign Colombian forward James Rodríguez, a breakout star at the World Cup.
July 23, 2014, Wednesday

Ex-Prodigy Plays to Win Back His Reputation, and Tournaments

By BEN ROTHENBERG
Perceived by some critics as lazy, Bernard Tomic won the second title of his career on Sunday.
July 22, 2014, Tuesday
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Influx of South Americans Drives Miami’s Reinvention

By LIZETTE ALVAREZ
As South Americans flock to Miami, their influence has transformed the city’s once recession-dampened downtown, enriched its culture and magnified its allure for businesses.
July 20, 2014, Sunday

A River Runs Through It: The Amazon as Inspiration

By HOLLAND COTTER
In “Waterweavers,” an exhibition at Bard Graduate Center, nature is seen as vulnerable but also in infused with hallucinatory energy.
July 11, 2014, Friday

Neymar’s Injury Sidelines Effort to End World Cup Racism

By SIMON ROMERO
The taunting of Juan Camilo Zúñiga points to racial tension in a country where writers and scholars long argued that prejudice and discrimination had been avoided.
July 8, 2014, Tuesday

No Punishment on Neymar Hit

By THE NEW YORK TIMES
FIFA’s disciplinary committee rejected a request by Brazil’s soccer federation to punish the Colombian player whose tackle knocked Brazil’s top player, Neymar, out of the World Cup.
July 8, 2014, Tuesday

Brazilian President Calls Recuperating Neymar ‘a Great Warrior’

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Neymar, Brazil’s star player, continues to undergo treatment for a broken vertebra sustained in Friday’s match. Colombia’s Juan Camilo Zúñiga apologized for the hit.
July 6, 2014, Sunday
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Colombia at a Glance

Official Name: Republic of Colombia
Capital: Bogota (Current local time)
Government Type: Republic
Population: 44.4 million
Area: 440,000 square miles; about three times the size of Montana
GDP Per Capita: $8,600
Web site: Gobiernoenlinea.gov.co

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World Cup 2014: Brazil Defeats Colombia, 2-1 interactive
World Cup 2014: Brazil Defeats Colombia, 2-1
Thanks to a second-half goal scored on a free kick by David Luiz, Brazil eliminated Colombia to advance to a semifinal matchup against Germany.
World Cup 2014: Colombia Defeats Uruguay, 2-0 interactive
World Cup 2014: Colombia Defeats Uruguay, 2-0
Colombia continued its impressive run after finishing its group 3-0 with a 2-0 victory, led by James Rodriguez and his two goals.
World Cup 2014: Colombia Defeats Japan, 4-1 interactive
World Cup 2014: Colombia Defeats Japan, 4-1
Japan needed a victory, and help, in order to advance. Instead, Colombia’s late goal-scoring surge ended any hope the Japanese had.
García Márquez, Magical Realism Master video
García Márquez, Magical Realism Master
Gabriel García Márquez, the Nobel laureate Colombian author whose “One Hundred Years of Solitude” established him as a giant of 20th-century literature, died on Thursday at his home in Mexico City.
Gabriel García Márquez, Novelist and Exponent of Magic Realism slideshow
Gabriel García Márquez, Novelist and Exponent of Magic Realism
He erupted on the literary world stage with the 1967 appearance of “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” which would sell more than 20 million copies.
Transformations in a Capital slideshow
Transformations in a Capital
A look at recent architecture in Bogotá, Colombia.
Trickling Back to Live Among, and Off of, a Hill Town’s Ruins slideshow
Trickling Back to Live Among, and Off of, a Hill Town’s Ruins
Dispersed to nearby towns and cities, residents of Gramalote, Colombia, are slowly returning to the devastated town, to live among the ruins or at least in sight of them.
Life Inside a Brothel in Cartagena slideshow
Life Inside a Brothel in Cartagena
Though the recent scandal involving American Secret Service agents has cast new scrutiny on prostitution in Colombia, life in the brothels goes on as it always has.
In the Colombian Jungle, a Journey’s End slideshow
In the Colombian Jungle, a Journey’s End
After decades of trying, an American managed to visit the site deep in the Colombian jungle where a plane crash killed his older brother and 39 other people in 1962.
In the Colombian Jungle, a Journey’s End slideshow
In the Colombian Jungle, a Journey’s End
After decades of trying, an American managed to visit the site deep in the Colombian jungle where a plane crash killed his older brother and 39 other people in 1962.
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