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Colombia Criminals Continue to Drug Victims with “World’s Scariest Drug” - Scopolamine
June 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
What is scopolamine and why does is have Colombians handing strangers all their money? Made from the Borrachero tree, scopolamine, also known as "The Devil's Breath," continue reading »
Use of Wild, Exotic Animals in Circuses Banned in Colombia
June 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Elephants, lions, bears, tigers, monkeys and other wild animals will no longer be permitted in circuses in Colombia under a bill approved by Congress. continue reading »
Kidnapped Spaniards Planning Marriage Following Release in Colombia
June 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The two Spanish citizens who spent 29 days in captivity in Colombia said Sunday they were doing "very well" and had decided to get married. continue reading »
Spanish Tourists Held in Captivity Arrive in Bogota
June 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Spanish tourists Angel Sanchez Fernandez and Maria Concepcion Marlaska Sedano, who were freed by police in northern Colombia after being held captive for a month, arrived by plane in Bogota Saturday and were immediately taken to a hospital for medical tests. continue reading »
Police Rescue 2 Kidnapped Spaniards in Colombia
June 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Spanish tourists Maria Concepcion Marlaska Sedano and Angel Sanchez Fernandez, abducted on May 17 in the northern Colombian province of La Guajira, were rescued in the wee hours of Saturday by a National Police anti-kidnapping unit, authorities told Efe. continue reading »
Blog del Narco: Beauty Queens Often the Clue that Leads to Drug Traffickers (VIDEO)
June 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Gorgeous beauty queens or models are often the 'clues' that lead Colombian authorities to apprehend drug traffickers . continue reading »
U.S. and Colombia: Holding First Meeting on Racial & Ethnic Equality
June 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The U.S. and Colombia will hold their first planning meeting on the “U.S.-Colombia Action Plan on Racial and Ethnic Equality” on June 12 and 13, in Washington D.C. continue reading »
Venezuela Captures “Foreign Intruders” from Colombia - Tension High between Countries
June 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Venezuelan authorities apprehended armed intruders who apparently entered the country from neighboring Colombia, President Nicolas Maduro said. continue reading »
Colombian Rebel Group Kills 2 Children
June 9, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Two children were killed and two other people wounded in an attack staged by National Liberation Army, or ELN, guerrillas on Sipi, a city in the northwestern Colombian province of Choco, media reports said. continue reading »
Shakira is a GENIUS says MENSA with 140 IQ
June 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Everyone who has followed Shakira’s career, her rise from Barranquilla, Colombia club singer to cross-over international superstar, assumes she’s got some brains. Now its official not only is Shakira, 36, smart she is a certified genius. continue reading »
Colombians Love to Shop on Line for Erotica Amongst Other Things
June 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff
E-commerce sales in Colombia amounted to nearly $2 billion last year, according to a report released on Friday. continue reading »
Flores Sisters Get Fans Up On Their Feet in Quito
June 2, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Sisters Lolita and Rosario Flores, the musical heirs and daughters of Lola Flores ("La Faraona"), heated up a chilly Ecuadorian capital on the weekend with their "Las Flores" concert at which they blended art and history in an amalgam of flamenco, rumba and pop. continue reading »
Police Seize 1.5 Tons of Cocaine in Colombia
May 30, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Colombian police said Wednesday that they seized 1.5 tons of high-quality cocaine that the Los Rastrojos criminal organization was planning to ship to Guatemala. continue reading »
Colombian Govt and FARC Reach Agreement on First Stage of Peace Talks
May 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas announced here Sunday that they have reached an agreement on the issue of land, the first point on the agenda created for the peace talks they are pursuing in the Cuban capital. continue reading »
Jaguar Kills Fisherman on Colombia’s Caribbean Coast
May 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A fisherman was killed by a jaguar in a rural area outside Turbo, a city in northern Colombia, in the second attack of this kind in the area since April, media reports said. continue reading »
