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Colombia drug consumption up 38% since 2008: Report
WEBJul 21, 2014 · Colombia drug consumption up 38% since 2008: Report. by Gabrielle Mentjox July 21, 2014. Illicit drug consumption in Colombia has increased by 38% over the past five years, with the largest demographic increase coming among 18-24 year-olds, according to a recent survey on drug consumption in the country. More than 30,000 Colombians between the ...
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WEBColombia’s bankers agree to invest additional $13.6B in economic development. by Adriaan Alsema August 28, 2024.
Understanding Colombia’s armed conflict: International actors
WEBJan 15, 2015 · Graffiti commemorating the 1928 banana massacre. War and peace. Understanding Colombia’s armed conflict: International actors. by Joel Gillin January 15, 2015. Compared with much of the world, Latin America was relatively free of inter-state wars during the 20th century, and Colombia is no …
Colombia removes statues of Columbus and Spanish queen after …
WEBby Adriaan Alsema June 13, 2021. Colombia’s culture ministry removed statues of 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus and Spain’s late Queen Isabella amid fears they would be tumbled. Government workers removed the statues from their pedestals in the capital Bogota on Friday after native Colombian protesters tried to tumble them on ...
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Colombia to kick off congressional year with cocaine …
WEBJul 20, 2020 · The cocaine regulation bill seeks strict state control over the cultivation of coca and the production of cocaine, which is currently controlled by illegal armed groups and drug trafficking organizations.. While the bill does not rule out the legal export of cocaine for scientific purposes, it mainly intends to cut the finances of drug trafficking organizations and illegal armed groups like ...
Colombia’s 11 best soccer players ever - Colombia Reports
WEBJan 9, 2018 · To give some historical context to the 2014 Colombian national team, we have compiled Colombia’s “11 best soccer players of all time.”. 1. Carlos “El Pibe” Valderrama. Carlos Valderrama. Known for his bodacious blonde afro, flamboyant ball handling, and force of character, Valderrama became the symbol for a generation of Colombian soccer.
Foreigners kidnapped, held hostage in southwest Colombia
WEBby Adriaan Alsema February 3, 2021. Two foreigners have been taken hostage by an unidentified illegal armed group in southwest Colombia, regional authorities said Tuesday. According to the Cauca province’s top security official, Luis Cornelio Angulo, the victims were kidnapped over the weekend in Paez, a municipality in the east of the ...