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May Day commemorated in Bogota

Students and workers marched in the capital, congregating at the main Bolivar Square to commemorate International Labour Day.

by Luis Gomez in Colombia on 01/05/2012

Politics

Marcha Patriotica hold rally in Colombia - Bogota

A new political party called Marcha Patriotica formed by the Colombian Communist Party and Agrarian organizations and syndicates held a rally in the...

by Luis Gomez in Colombia on 23/04/2012

Politics

Hostages freed after being held for more than a decade by FARC rebels

Hostages freed after being held for more than a decade by FARC rebels during a press conference in Bogota, Colombia.

by viewpress viewpress in Colombia on 03/04/2012

01/05/2012 - May Day commemorated in Bogota - Colombia - Students and workers marched in the...
23/04/2012 - Marcha Patriotica hold rally in Colombia - Bogota - Colombia - A new political party called Marcha...
03/04/2012 - Hostages freed after being held for more than a decade by FARC rebels - Colombia - Hostages freed after being held for...
24/03/2012 - 13th Iberoamerican Theater Festival underway - Bogota - Colombia - The opening of the 13th Iberoamerican...
21/03/2012 - Meeting held to discuss release of 10 hostages detained by FARC - Colombia - Colombia held a meeting between...
13/03/2012 - Costa Rican Jimenez extradited for ordering Facundo Cabral Murder - Colombia - Colombian policemen escorted Costa...
12/03/2012 - TransMilenio Rapid Transport System units restored after Protest - Colombia - Transmilenio workers fixed and cleaned...
06/03/2012 - Victims of land theft hold marches throughout Colombia - Colombia - Crowds of protesters marched ​​in the...
01/03/2012 - TransMilenio Rapid Transport System - Bogota - Colombia - TransMilenio is a bus rapid transit...
01/03/2012 - Daily life in the city of Bogota - Colombia - Bogotá is the largest city in Colombia...

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May Day commemorated in Bogota
Students and workers marched in the capital, congregating at the main Bolivar Square to commemorate International Labour Day.
Marcha Patriotica hold rally in Colombia - Bogota
A new political party called Marcha Patriotica formed by the Colombian Communist Party and Agrarian organizations and syndicates held a rally in the capital with more than 60,000 marche...
Hostages freed after being held for more than a decade by FARC rebels
Hostages freed after being held for more than a decade by FARC rebels during a press conference in Bogota, Colombia.
13th Iberoamerican Theater Festival underway - Bogota
The opening of the 13th Iberoamerican Theater Festival is underway, which runs from the 23rd of May until the 8th of April. This festival is known as one of the best theater festival in...
Meeting held to discuss release of 10 hostages detained by FARC
Colombia held a meeting between government officials, and activists, with the International Red Cross mediating, to discuss details of the impending release of 10 hostages held by the R...
TransMilenio Rapid Transport System units restored after Protest
Transmilenio workers fixed and cleaned up a bus station following a protest over the high cost of of ticket fares in Bogota.
Costa Rican Jimenez extradited for ordering Facundo Cabral Murder
Colombian policemen escorted Costa Rican Alejandro Jimenez, also known as 'Palidejo', who is suspected of ordering the murder of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral, during h...
Victims of land theft hold marches throughout Colombia
Crowds of protesters marched ​​in the capital and in different cities throughout the country to demand guarantees for the leaders of land restitution, due to ongoing threats and the hig...
TransMilenio Rapid Transport System - Bogota
TransMilenio is a bus rapid transit system that serves Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. It was Inspired by Curitiba's 1974 original transportation system.
Daily life in the city of Bogota
Bogotá is the largest city in Colombia, and one of the biggest in Latin America. It figures amongst the thirty largest cities of the world and is the third-highest capital city in South...
Hundreds march in support of prostitutes - Bogota
Hundreds of residents took part in a march to the National Palace to support prostitution in Bogota.
People march in support of prostitutes - Bogota
Hundreds of residents take part in march supporting the prostitution and free development of personality in Bogota.
Inga Indians dance festival of New Year - Bogota
The Inga indians from the southern part of Colombia held a New Year Festival in the capital. The group are members of a community that lives in Bogota, and take pride in representing th...
Protest performance against bullfighting in Bogota
Animal rights activists hold a massive art movement at the Plaza de Bolivar supporting the new initiative to review bullfighting politics. Bullfighting is commonly accepted in Colombian...
Marchers in Bogota call for release of hostages held by FARC
Demonstrators in the capital called for the release of hostages held by FARC and also protested over the killings of four military hostages by guerrillas during a march that ended at th...
Continental mobilization of Latinamerican students in Bogota.
Continental mobilization of Latinamerican students in support of students marching for education reform on the same day in Chile, Argentina, Peru, Brazil, Mexico and Ecuador. Bogota, Co...
Student protests defeat government Education Reform - Bogota
Students demonstrating for a third time over proposed government education reforms allowing private companies to join with universities, were rewarded as President Santos announced that...
Renewed student protests over education Reform - Bogota
University students marched in the capital for a second time against proposed government education reforms allowing private companies to join with universities, which they fear will end...
Colombian students protest against higher education reform - Bogota
Educational reform protests across Colombia were held as students demanded free and equal study for all. A generalized strike of all activities was declared, taking an example from Chil...
Students protest education Reform - Bogota
Students from 35 different universities marched in the capital against proposed government education reforms allowing private companies to join with universities, which they fear will e...