Category Archives: Colombia

Former Colombian Mayor Wants to Give Obama a Donkey to Take Home on Air Force One

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

The former mayor of Turbaco, Silvio Carrasquilla, is one of Barack Obama’s biggest fans. Carrasquilla, an Afro-Colombian, was elected as Turbaco’s youngest mayor at the age of 23. Over the last few years he has turned Turbaco and its large … Continue reading →

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Hugo Chavez Upset with Colombian Soap Opera Depicting Him as a Little Dog

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

  Relations between Colombia and Venezuela have not been good since Hugo Chavez became president. Chavez, who has a thin skin for criticism, is currently upset with a Colombian soap opera that has satirized him. “Chepe Fortuna” was banned in … Continue reading →

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Columbia Employs the Ultimate Weapon to Fight Rebels — Christmas Trees

Posted on December 20, 2010 by

The Columbian army has a new weapon in its decades-long battle against FARC, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia. The Marxist-Leninist FARC has been a persistent thorn to the Columbian government since 1964. Columbia sent out elite troops in Blackhawks … Continue reading →

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Former Columbian Lawmaker Poses Nude In Jail

Posted on July 12, 2008 by

A disgraced former Columbian lawmaker has posed nude in a jailhouse photo spread for Soho magazine.  Last month, Yidis Medina was convicted in a bribery scandal.   Medina had delivered her vote to the government for a constitutional amendment in … Continue reading →

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Senator Graham Jests With McCain Gone He Gets The Nomination

Posted on July 3, 2008 by

  Senator John McCain is currently on his two-country tour of Latin America with his two favorite Senators, Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman. It is hard to know what to call this trip—fact-finding, diplomatic, press event or a summer vacation. … Continue reading →

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Chavez Personal Voodoo Doll

Posted on June 19, 2008 by

Tensions between Columbia and Venezuela are near the boiling point. To ease that, a Columbian designer has come up with Hugo Chavez Voodoo Doll. It is really more of a pincushion.   One description calls it a “fake” voodoo doll. … Continue reading →

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Columbian “Government” Hurt About French First Lady Song

Posted on June 14, 2008 by

French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is releasing an album with references to Columbian cocaine in a song. The Columbian government is not talking it quietly. “Since this is coming from the mouth of the president’s wife, we consider this statement … Continue reading →

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