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Ranchera music giant Vicente Fernandez announces his retirement after tours
In this Saturday Feb. 21, 2009, Mexican singer Vicente Fernandez drinks "Aguardiente," a Colombian liqueur derived from sugar cane, during a concert in Cali, Colombia.
Expat Daily News Latin America
Where You Gonna Go When the Road Run's Out?
For many of us Expats, living in developing countries that once seemed so nice, cute even, with governments that seemed benign, relaxed banking rules, acceptable affordable health care, oppressive bureaucracy that we could usually buy our way around, but most of all, peace and economic security, times may be changing sooner rather than later.
Second bomb blast kills 6, injures 34 at police station in Colombia
The Lincoln County Groundhogs Association made their annual visits to local school, nursing homes and dentist offices as part of their Groundhogs Day Celebrations on Thursday.
Green light for migrating turtles
Cruising the eastern Pacific is everyone's dream, but the green turtle, the only herbivore among the sea turtles, seems to have it made in one sense.
6 dead, 20 wounded in new attack on Colombia cops
Assailants in pickup trucks fired homemade mortars at a police station in this western town Thursday, killing at least six people and wounding more than 20, the regional police chief said.
Residents and police officers rush to the site where a bomb exploded outside a police station in Tumaco on Colombia's southern Pacific coast.
FIERY singjay Capleton hopes his headline appearance at the February 4 Greenland Music Festival in Cali, Colombia will broaden his fan base throughout Latin America .
a Q'Viva! The Chosen's first episode full of passion, sensuality and strength
Brazil, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Chile, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Argentina, and Mexico were the eight countries that Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez and Jamie King visited in the first of 12 episodes of Q'Viva! The Chosen to start choosing unique talent for a spectacular live show in Las Vegas.
Architecture: Bamboo as prime material
While Bali's south coast is being swallowed up by villa and resort developments, there is an innovative green design movement gathering pace on the island.
UCI awards 2015 'cross worlds to Tabor
The UCI announced today the locations of upcoming world championships for several disciplines after holding its first management committee meeting in Koksijde, Belgium.
Cartagena, Colombia: Safety and Culture Combined
If that sounds appealing, consider the International Cartagena Festival of Music, one of the best kept secrets of cultural travel.
Flamingo chick with huge feet shows them off for the first time
For most youngsters the pressure is soon on to prove they can go it alone and stand on their own two feet.
A Colombian soldier stands guard in the mountainous area of Miranda, Cauca department, Colombia, on January 18, 2012.
The Drug War Is Longer Than Iraq or Afghanistan Wars
While military pressure has been exerted in all coca-producing nations at different times, the military defeat of guerrilla organizations, such as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as FARC, or the Sendero Luminoso, hasn't halted the cocaine mafias' operations and ability to adapt to narcotics-control efforts because the goals of the ... (more)
Something Extra: Most Murderous Cities
An alarming study is out on the fifty most murderous cities in the world.A It's especially scary if you're among the many South Floridians who are from or travel to Latin America.
High school's exchange program with Colombia continues
Students from Jefferson School in Cali, Colombia gave presentations to Jordan elementary, middle and high school students on Friday, Jan.
Vinton woman first mayor of US city from Colombia
Vinton Mayor Madeleine Praino is the country's first female Colombian-born mayor.