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Madrid. Cundinamarca / August 12, 2021 By: Luis Guillermo Echeverri Vélez Just as the farmer needs fertile land to be able to plow, sow and harvest, the private initiative needs a country, institutions and an economic system where they can work. For me, the problem is not the ideas of...

Instructors have been delivering online courses across the world from the force's new international academy at the Scottish Police College. Senior officers say the facility will export their "human rights based approach" to policing. Since April dozens have died in Colombia following clashes between protesters and security forces. Police Scotland say the...

Colombia isn’t well known around the world for its cuisine and Colombian food. But there are a number of delicious traditional Colombian dishes that are worth trying. Some countries are well-known for their cuisine. So, you can find Italian, Chinese, French and Indian restaurants in cities throughout the world. But...

Colombia's Egan Bernal won the Giro d'Italia on Sunday, keeping his composure throughout a tough final week to claim his second grand-tour victory with a ruthlessly efficient performance. The Ineos-Grenadiers rider, who succeeds his team mate Tao Geoghegan Hart, completed his victory with a safe ride in the final time...

Waving flags and dressed in white, thousands marched in Colombia's capital Bogota on Sunday to demand an end to protests and roadblocks, as well as to express support for security forces, following a month of demonstrations. "They (the roadblocks) are taking the cities hostage. They are stopping the economy," Patricia...

Colombia’s retirement visa is intended for retired persons receiving a retirement income. This retirement visa is relatively easy to get with a low-income requirement and only a few documents needed. Medellín in particular in Colombia is gaining a reputation as a top foreign retirement location. The Colombia retirement (pensionado) visa...

When the first shipment of Colombian limes from "Persian Limes" arrived at organic fruit specialist Eosta in Waddinxveen last week, they came with a very nice surprise. On the 800 boxes of fresh green limes, almost a hundred postcards were stuck with personal messages from the farm workers of the...

Senator Ivan Cepeda, the mastermind behind the sham “case” against former President Alvaro Uribe, is the FARC’s main political ally in Colombia, and he is proud of his support for the Marxists insurgents who terrorized Colombia for the last half century. When senior FARC commander Jesus Santrich was first indicted by a U.S. federal grand jury in...

Private oil companies in Colombia will cut production, reduce exploration and some could close all together if crude prices stay at current levels and production costs remain high, the head of the private producers association said. The Andean country has worked to entice private investors, last year awarding a number...

Colcap, the main stock market indicator of the local market, fell more than 10% at one point in the day, so all trades were suspended for 30 minutes. The last time the BVC (Bolsa de Valores de Colombia in spanish) made a decision of this magnitude, which serves to protect...