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Colombia

Ten Soldiers Killed In Rebel Attack

AP | CESAR GARCIA | Posted 05.23.2013 | Latino Voices

BOGOTA, Colombia -- At least 10 Colombian soldiers were killed and six wounded Wednesday in a pre-dawn attack on an army patrol with homemade explosiv...

Can Colombia and the FARC Make Peace?

Daniel Wagner | Posted 05.22.2013 | World
Daniel Wagner

The nearly half century of war between the government of Colombia and the Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia (FARC) that left over half a million Colombians dead and three million displaced may finally be coming to an end.

Is Colombia Suffering the Dutch Disease?

Felipe Ángel | Posted 05.10.2013 | World
Felipe Ángel

Despite the global economic situation, Colombia has shown resilience to external shocks in recent years, with reasonable economic performance in its region, in part due to responsible monetary policies conducted by the Central Bank.

Bogota: Colombia's Capital for Cuisine and Cocktails

Jeff Thelen | Posted 05.07.2013 | Travel
Jeff Thelen

With all the new attention Colombia's been getting, I'm finding myself overwhelmed with trying to keep up with all the requests of friends -- and friends of friends -- for local insights into Bogota's vibrant restaurant and nightlife scene.

Top Colombian Journalist Attacked

AP | LIBARDO CARDONA | Posted 05.03.2013 | Latino Voices

BOGOTA, Colombia -- The prize-winning investigations editor of Colombia's top newsmagazine said Thursday that he believes a roadside attack on him by ...

The New Era of Public Innovation: Part One

Ben Thornley | Posted 05.01.2013 | Impact
Ben Thornley

If you can create and prove a social innovation that we need, we will stand behind you with the full weight of government -- clearing regulatory hurdles, building yours and your market's capacity, providing access to data, opening up distribution channels, and becoming your best customer.

Colombians Aren't Happy With 'Three Cains'

AP | VIVIAN SEQUERA | Posted 05.01.2013 | Latino Voices

BOGOTA, Colombia — Cutting through the shadows of moonlight, three brothers climb out of a truck and trudge slowly, silently toward a dark hill....

As Power of Media Rises, the Deadliest Year for Journalists

David Hoffman | Posted 05.01.2013 | Media
David Hoffman

May 3rd marks World Press Freedom Day. While we pause to honor those journalists who have been killed or imprisoned, it is important to realize the growing role media play in global politics and the changes that are redefining what it means to be a journalist.

Region Becomes First To Successfully Get Rid Of Coffee Rust

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 04.30.2013 | Green

Four coffee-growing regions in Colombia have been declared free of coffee rust, a debilitating fungus that in recent years has wreaked havoc on coffee...

MAP: Number Of Internally Displaced Spiked In 2012

The Huffington Post | Carlo Davis | Posted 04.29.2013 | World

A record number of people were internally displaced by war, violence, and political oppression in 2012, according to a new report by the Internal Disp...

12 Reasons to Visit Colombia

Judith Fein | Posted 04.30.2013 | Travel
Judith Fein

My husband Paul and I just came back from our second trip to Colombia. We know what you are thinking: danger, danger, drugs, dissolution, despair. Here's what I am thinking: fabulous, friendly, fun, fave country.

Colombia's Maids Lobby for Labor Rights

Elyssa Pachico | Posted 04.26.2013 | Latino Voices
Elyssa Pachico

Under Colombian law, domestic servants have the right to earn Colombia's minimum monthly wage, while their employers are required to pay for their benefits. This just doesn't happen.

Paris Hilton Is Not A Spoiled Brat

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.26.2013 | Latino Voices

Paris Hilton has new plans to expand her brand, and demonstrate she is not a spoiled brat, and Colombia appears to be her next big move. The so...

WATCH: Cop Saves Man From Train

The Huffington Post | Andres Jauregui | Posted 04.24.2013 | World

A police officer in Colombia is being hailed as a hero after preventing a possible suicide. A security camera captured the moment when the officer...

WATCH: Colombians Take Over Time Square

Blogamole | Posted 04.20.2013 | Latino Voices

By Ikam Acosta Fonseca took Times Square by surprise this Thursday by performing for hundreds of visitors that walked the streets of New York...

My Own Educational Exchange Trip: Cuba or the Danube-a?

Randee Mia Berman | Posted 04.18.2013 | Travel
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Randee Mia Berman

When I heard rumors about Jay-Z and Beyonce heading to Cuba, I was feeling pretty confident about my trendy choice to go that way. But then I bagged Cuba, and booked a flight to Vienna, Austria, home of the Lipizzaner stallions and Wienerschnitzel.

Domestic Workers Sow a New Global Movement

Michelle Chen | Posted 04.18.2013 | World
Michelle Chen

The household is a deeply traditional and extraordinarily modern, intensely global and local, workplace. Linking work and family, public and private, domestic workers are schooling the labor movement in new concepts of respect, self-determination and social equity.

Death Threats Remain Rampant Under Obama's Colombia FTA

Lori Wallach | Posted 04.16.2013 | World
Lori Wallach

What change in Colombia could possibly have led a Democratic president to implement a trade agreement over the objections of Democrats in Congress with the country infamous around the world for its violence against unionists?

WATCH: Multiple Marriage Equality Bills Near Vote

Matt Baume | Posted 04.15.2013 | Gay Voices
Matt Baume

Get ready: we're about to see major marriage news in at least two states. Rhode Island and Delaware are rocking towards legislative votes, and that means we could see access to marriage dramatically expand just in time for summer.

In Colombia, Land Is the Future

Tim McCully | Posted 04.03.2013 | World
Tim McCully

We never thought implementing the Victims' and Land Restitution Law would be easy, but failure to implement it will mean thousands of farmers left vulnerable to attack, with no land to farm or feed the nation.

The Populist Temptation: Will Latin America Escape Its Past?

Nathan Gardels | Posted 04.01.2013 | World
Nathan Gardels

Though the interventionist role of the military has mostly disappeared across Latin America today, the temptation of populist politics remains. Indeed, today, the temptation is greater than ever as democracy joins with a politically active middle class.

Searching for an Old City in Medellin, Colombia

Elyssa Pachico | Posted 03.29.2013 | Travel
Elyssa Pachico

"All the romantic relationships in Robledo revolved around El Jordan thanks to that jukebox," says Margarita Velez, age 72, who has spent nearly her entire life in the neighborhood.

Labor Violence in Colombia

David Macaray | Posted 05.04.2013 | World
David Macaray

Indeed, there were hundreds of episodes where club-carrying goon squads on the company's payroll cracked the skulls of picketers and strike captains, causing the streets to run red with blood. And where were the police while these thugs were whaling on the picketers?

The Lost Tribes Of The Amazon

Smithsonian Magazine | Joshua Hammer | Posted 04.29.2013 | World

On a cloudless afternoon in the foothills of the Andes, Eliana Martínez took off for the Amazon jungle in a single-engine Cessna 172K from an airstri...

The U.S. Empire and Modern Day Christian Martyrs

Dan Kovalik | Posted 04.27.2013 | World
Dan Kovalik

It is the U.S. which, since 1962, has cultivated the very death squads which haunt the Church of the poor in Latin America, and specifically in Colombia.