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Colombia-Venezuela divide widens

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 11.19.2009 | Home


Bogota accuses Caracas of blowing up pedestrian bridges between two countries....

Colombian Chefs Create Viagra-Laced Dessert, Officials Promptly Announce Ban

AP | Posted 11.13.2009 | World


BOGOTA — A Colombian cooking school has concocted a "love dessert" made with passion fruit – and Viagra. Student chefs at the state culin...

Colombia: The Calamity of Displaced People

Aldo Civico | Posted 08.27.2009 | World


Aldo Civico

Uprooted from their land and stripped of their rights as citizens, one wonders to whom these people belong, and what society they are a part of.

Pacifico Colombiano: Hot Sounds from Colombia's Violence-Plagued Pacific Coast

Modiba | Posted 04.27.2009 | World


Modiba

This is HuffPost World's regular feature that highlights interesting musicians and musical trends around the world. Know of a great musician doing g...

Starbucks Puts Sticker Shock on Coffee in Brazil

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 04.17.2009 | Business


Eric Ehrmann

Rio -- Brazil's president Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva got free coffee from President Obama at the White House Saturday. But back home he'll pay $20 f...

Fast Buses vs. Light Rail: You Decide

Dygest.net | Posted 03.12.2009 | Home


In thinking about expanding public transport in big cities, light rail and subway extensions usually come to mind first. [1] " bus rapid transit or B....

FARC Rebels To Free High-Profile Hostages

Latin American Herald Tribune | Posted 03.01.2009 | World


BOGOTA -- The release of the captives Colombia's FARC rebels promised to free will take place Sunday, an opposition lawmaker who has acted as a mediat...

Third Screen: Crime and Punishment and What I Wore

Vickie Karp | Posted 10.08.2008 | Entertainment


Vickie Karp

La Corona, the story of a glamorous competition most of us won't ever qualify for, is a heart-rending tale of beauty pageant chic with beauty pageant chicas you will not soon forget.

Despite Controversies, Colombia's On the Upswing -- and Bogota's Cool

David Paul Appell | Posted 12.13.2008 | World


David Paul Appell

Bogotá, the sprawling Andean capital of 7 million, is a safe, under-the-radar gem with plenty of nifty surprises up its municipal sleeve.

Will A Vow Of Poverty Fill The Void In My Soul?

Jim Luce | Posted 06.28.2009 | Living


Jim Luce

As I approach my fiftieth birthday, I am feeling incomplete. Part of me - my soul? - is still missing. In secular terms, I think I am not yet in tou...