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The Colombia Herald will remain on hiatus
Due to several commitments at my job and new assignments as part of the brand new equinoXio english edition, I’m afraid this blog will continue on hiatus by now. Next week I’ll return to G… more →
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tudobeleza wrote 2 months ago: Via Twitter, I came across a site run by RCN, a media company, which reports three times daily (plus … more →
The Colombia Herald will remain on hiatus
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Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez wrote 1 year ago: Due to several commitments at my job and new assignments as part of the brand new equinoXio english … more →
The biggest hail storm ever recorded in Bogotá
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Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez wrote 2 years ago: Photo by edahurtado/Flickr Photo by lilianazombie/Flickr On Saturday, a lot of rain and hail fell al … more →
In Colombia, even dogs are kidnapped (and freed) [video]
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Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez wrote 2 years ago: Colombia is the world’s kidnapping capital. Right now, more than 3,000 remain in captivity, mo … more →
False quake alarm in Bogotá [video]
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Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez wrote 2 years ago: Ignorance. That’s the word which would summarize what happened on Tuesday 28 August in Bogotá. … more →
Taxi drivers block Bogotá streets in protest [video]
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Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez wrote 2 years ago: Last Friday (27 July), Bogotá woke up with its main avenues blocked. The powerful taxi drivers … more →
Colombian senators scorn victims of guerrilla and paramilitary violence [video]
Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez wrote 2 years ago: The above Caracol TV news report compares the way Colombian Senate treated pro-Cuban ELN leader Fran … more →
Colombians protest against kidnappings
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Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez wrote 2 years ago: After the murder of 11 deputies by FARC guerrillas, Colombians decided to go to the streets and yell … more →
Paramilitary leader's "self-interview" causes outrage
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Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez wrote 2 years ago: Paid advertising featuring an interview with paramilitary chief Macaco, published on El Espectador ( … more →
More on Fernando Vallejo nationality issue; VP Santos controversial TV interview
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Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez wrote 2 years ago: Yesterday I picked up some of the Colombian blogosphere reactions to controversial writer Fernando V … more →
Controversial writer renounces his Colombian nationality
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Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez wrote 2 years ago: Writer Fernando Vallejo, also known as the “master of swearing in Spanish language”, ann … more →
Demonstrators in Washington call Uribe an "assassin" (pictures)
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Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez wrote 2 years ago: *All the pictures featured on this post were taken by Flickr user b.wu During Colombian president Ál … more →
Uribe's defence on primetime ["Al Gore rejected me" :'( ]
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Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez wrote 2 years ago: While Tuesday’s debate on paramilitarism in Antioquia was broadcasted on a national public net … more →
The disappointing debate on paramilitarism in Antioquia
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Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez wrote 2 years ago: Yesterday finally the long awaited “debate” on paramilitarism in Antioquia department, t … more →
Colombian main newspaper misquotes (deliberately?) Italian magazine article on Bogotá
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Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez wrote 2 years ago: Last week, Italian weekly L’Espresso published an article praising the great changes Bogotá ha … more →
Yair Klein is "wanted" in 186 countries
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Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez wrote 2 years ago: Well, it finally happened. Interpol has issued arrest warrants against three Israeli mercenaries for … more →
We should not be surprised
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Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez wrote 2 years ago: A few minutes ago I published a featured article at equinoXio digital magazine, about the dozens of … more →
Colombian army commander allegedly linked with paramilitaries: L. A. Times
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Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez wrote 2 years ago: The Colombian government hurried up to dismiss the article published by Los Angeles Times on Sunday … more →
Beautiful newsreader runs for mayor of Cartagena
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Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez wrote 2 years ago: Finally this weekend it was confirmed: 39-year-old newsreader Claudia Hoyos is running for mayor of … more →
