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Ingrid Betancourt Requests Compensation from Colombia for Kidnapping

By Mariela Rosario | 07/15/2010 - 14:00 | 3 Comments

Ingrid Betancourt announced recently that she presented a request for conciliation to the government of Colombia. Betancourt, who was kidnapped while campaigning for the presidency of Colombia in 2002, was freed with 14 other...

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Angelina Jolie Visits Colombian Refugees

By Mariela Rosario | 06/21/2010 - 12:15 | 0 Comments

Angelina Jolie is visiting Ecuador to bring attention to Colombian refugees in honor of World Refugee Day. The violence and fighting that has been going on for decades between the FARC and the Colombian government has caused over a hundred thousand innocent people to flee the country. In addition to the refugees, many people do not know that Colombia is...

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Juanes to Debut New Single During the World Cup

By Grace Bastidas | 05/19/2010 - 16:00 | 3 Comments

Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes took time off during his busy recording schedule this past Saturday to receive an award for his humanitarian work at the annual Fedex/St. Jude Angels & Stars Gala in Miami. The event was a benefit for the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, a pediatric cancer research center.

“As a father, I can't help but...

Sound Check: Welcome to ChocQuib Town, You Won’t Want to Leave

By Grace Bastidas | 03/25/2010 - 13:51 | 0 Comments

ChocQuibTown has been burning up stages with their hip-hop fusion ever since breaking out in 2006 with Somos Pacificos, a record that garnered the Colombian act a Best New Artist nomination at last year’s Grammys. They recently released their sophomore effort, Oro out on Nacional Records (10.99,...

Sound Check: Idol in the Making Gustavo Galindo Prepares his Big Debut

By Grace Bastidas | 03/22/2010 - 12:00 | 17 Comments

Though we have a long-standing love affair with Colombian rockero Juanes, lately our hearts have been beating for another guitar-clutching singer/songwriter. His name is Gustavo Galindo and last week he turned the South by Southwest music conference in Austin, Texas into a veritable smooch-fest with his romantic...

International Manhunt For Colombian Lingerie Model Turned Drug Gang Leader

By Dorkys Ramos | 02/25/2010 - 10:54 | 15 Comments

Police believe that a former lingerie model is the leader of one the world’s largest drug gangs. An international arrest warrant is reportedly in affect for Angie Sanselmente Valencia, 30, who recruited gorgeous models she described as “unsuspicious, beautiful angels” to traffic drugs from South America through Cancun, Mexico and into Europe. The women were...

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Controversial Push for Miss Colombia to Get a Nose Job

By Mariela Rosario | 02/08/2010 - 12:57 | 12 Comments

Ever since Natalia Navarro was crowned Miss Colombia back in November 2009, she has generated controversy. Everything from her use of colloquial "street" Spanish to her physical appearance has come under scrutiny in her native Colombia, where beauty pageants and the cult of perfection inspire passionate debate.

But it seems that some are taking their...