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  12 miners feared dead in northwest Colombia mining accident

  Twelve miners are feared dead after an explosion caused the flooding of a mine in northwestern Colombia.
  

12 miners feared dead in northwest Colombia mining accident

Twelve miners are feared dead after an explosion caused the flooding of a mine in northwestern Colombia.

• Colombia closes regional airports amid excessive rains

• US main promotor of war in Colombia: FARC

• Colombia’s central bank holds rate at 4.5%

Colombia ‘embodies hope for the future': Press freedom group

Colombia becomes Latin America’s best country for doing business

News

• 12 miners feared dead in northwest Colombia mining accident
• US main promotor of war in Colombia: FARC
• Colombia’s central bank holds rate at 4.5%
• Colombian military ‘hiding information’ in spying investigation
• We are liable for each and every act of war carried out by our forces: FARC
• Colombia court orders citizens to take care of elderly family members
• Snowmen in the tropics; Medellin turns white after torrential hail storm
• Colombia Senate approves controversial military justice reform in spite of UN objections
• Almost half of FARC fighters entered rebel group as minor: Study
• Colombia’s organized crime makes 14 billion a year with drugs, mining: Government

Travel

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  General

  October 31, 2014 Colombia closes regional airports amid excessive rains
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  Caribbean

  October 25, 2014 Santa Marta’s gold museum opens renovated doors
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  Bogota

  October 23, 2014 Bogota to have largest urban ecological park in Latin America
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  Caribbean

  October 22, 2014 Colombia’s Parque Tayrona in photos
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  General

  October 9, 2014 Top 10 things to do in Colombia
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  Medellin

  October 6, 2014 Medellin project aims to curb sex tourism, telling visitors to ‘buy other souvenir’

Lite

Bogota councilman explains Halloween’s ‘satanic origins’ in video

posted by Adriaan Alsema

An evangelical Bogota councilman released a video explaining the “satanic” origins of Halloween in an ongoing quest to ban the increasingly popular celebration.

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  News

  October 28, 2014

  Shakira puts music career on hold to focus on ‘family and belly’
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  Beauty

  October 13, 2014

  Looking at pretty girls – Miss Colombia preview
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  News

  October 5, 2014

  Colombia Facebook community rights wrongs of stingy politician, makes girl smile
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  News

  October 2, 2014

  Mickey Rourke coming to Colombia to shoot movie

Perspective

I’m a friend of Colombia’s enemies of peace

posted by Adriaan Alsema

I’m a big fan of peace. Consequently, I’m a big fan of the fact that the Colombian government and rebel group FARC have decided to resolve their issues through negotiations  Full Article »

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  Guests

  September 25, 2014

  Colombia: a clear showcase of the Latam telecoms, media and digital market trends
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  Guests

  August 13, 2014

  Open letter to President Santos from the son of a Palace of Justice siege victim
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  Guests

  July 29, 2014

  Colombia and its challenges in the field of ‘bilingualism’
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  Guests

  July 22, 2014

  FARC-EP are and always have been a political organization

Peace talks

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  October 31, 2014 US main promotor of war in Colombia: FARC
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  October 28, 2014 FARC says rebels will not surrender weapons in event of peace
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  October 28, 2014 Colombia’s interior minister booed at FARC victims’ forum
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  October 27, 2014 Exodus of FARC leaders to Cuba drains rebels’ military command
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  October 27, 2014 FARC proposes victim census in Colombia

Economy

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  October 30, 2014 Colombia’s central bank holds rate at 4.5%
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  October 29, 2014 Colombia becomes Latin America’s best country for doing business
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  October 27, 2014 Colombia wants to regulate gold market to curb organized crime
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  October 27, 2014 Colombia tax evaders have $50B parked in tax havens: Minister
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  October 23, 2014 Colombia increases oil exports to China and Mexico amid US slowdown

Sports

James receives super cute gift from China fanclub

posted by Adriaan Alsema

Chinese fans of Colombia’s James Rodriguez have sent the Real Madrid midfielder a particularly cute card in which they expresses their admiration for the soccer star.

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  October 25, 2014

  Colombia’s Juan Cuadrado renews contract with Italy’s Fiorentina
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  October 21, 2014

  Colombia to play USA in friendly: FIFA
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  October 15, 2014

  James Rodriguez scores to give Colombia 1-0 win over Canada in friendly
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  October 14, 2014

  Canada-Colombia soccer preview: Cafeteros to carry on momentum

Culture

Pablo Escobar hurt and helped a lot of people: Benicio del Toro

posted by Adriaan Alsema

Slain Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is difficult to judge as “to some he’s still a Robin Hood, but to the rest of the world he is a monster,” said  Full Article »

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  October 23, 2014

  Medellin close to bringing Rolling Stones to Colombia: Mayor
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  September 23, 2014

  Gabriel Garcia Marquez to be honored in Brussels
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  September 19, 2014

  Colombia vallenato legend Enrique Diaz dies, aged 69
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  September 18, 2014

  Film ‘Mateo’ chosen to represent Colombia at 2015 Oscars

Profiles

Aguilas Negras • Anibal Gaviria • Aida Avella • Alejandro Ordoñez • Alvaro Uribe • AUC • Bloque Meta • Carmen Lucia Aldana • Clara Lopez • Clara Rojas • Conservative Party • Daniel 'El Loco' Barrera • ELN • Enrique Peñalosa • ERPAC • Fabian Ramirez • FARC • German Vargas • Gina Parody • Gustavo Petro • Humberto De La Calle • Ivan Marquez • Joaquin Gomez • Jorge Eliecer Gaitan • Juan Manuel Santos • Libertadores De Vichada • Luis Carlos Galan • Luis Perez • Marta Lucia Ramirez • Nairo Quintana • Oficina De Envigado • Oscar Ivan Zuluaga • Pablo Catatumbo • Pablo Escobar • Los Paisas • Pastor Alape • Patriotic Union • Piedad Cordoba • Radamel Falcao • Rafael Pardo • Rastrojos • Rodrigo Guerrero • Romaña • Simon Trinidad • Tanja Nijmeijer • Timochenko • Urabeños

Fact sheets

2014 Election Candidates • 2014 Election Polls • Antioquia • Bajo Cauca • Bogota Crime • Bogota Economy • Bogota’s Transmilenio • Colombia’s FIFA Ranking • Cali Crime • Catatumbo • Coca Cultivation • Colombia’s States • DAS Wiretapping Scandal • Disappearances • Displacement • False Positives • FDI • GDP • Gold Production • Inflation • Kidnapping • Labor And Unemployment • Magdalena Medio • Medellin Crime • Medellin Economy • Medellin’s Metro, Metrocable And Metroplus • Parapolitics • Poverty And Inequality • Presidential Approval Ratings • Rural Peasant Reserve Zones • Tourism • Uraba

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