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Canadian believed kidnapped in Colombia

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/07/04/ot-kidnap-080704.html?ref=r Last Updated: Friday, July 4, 2008 | 4:01 PM ET Comments23Recommend52CBC News A Canadian man who went missing eight days ago in Colombia is believed to have been kidnapped, a Colombian army official said Friday. Thomas Orland MacLean, 46, believed to be an electrical engineer from Ottawa, was last seen on the evening of June 26 along with his brother-in-law, a cattle rancher from Pereira, Colombia, named Jesus S ...

Paramilitaries threaten Canadian embassy in Bogotá

from World War 4 report http://ww4report.com/node/5671 Paramilitaries threaten Canadian embassy in Bogotá Submitted by WW4 Report on Fri, 06/20/2008 - 23:52. Little more than a week after the Canadian government announced the completion of free trade talks with Colombia, that country's national daily, El Tiempo, reports [June 14] that the �?guilas Negras (Black Eagles), a violent right-wing paramilitary organization, has sent threatening emails to the Canadian Embassy in Bogotá. T ...

Poverty in PBH

I'm wondering if anyone here actually is poor in anyway. I'm really struggling but obviously i can't complain for the simple fact that I can travel. I'd like to have a contest here of who has the lowest tax return last year. Mine was $10500. Mind you I do work for tips. ...

Hotel for my middle age family coming to Bogota and Santa Marta

¿The first and only imortant question is where I they can find a hotel in Bogota? I would like options in the north and central in the $50 range. None speak Spanish. They will be there for a night or two or 3 and I won't be there to help them The hotels I have stayed at there won't quite meet their standards as the most expensive was $10. What would be some good options in Rodelero or Santa Marta in the $50 range. I always have stayed in the crack and hookers side and would like t ...

Cheap Hotel near airport in Bogota

In a few days, I have about 8 hours to kill at eh airport in Bogota. Does anyone know of a hotel under 30000 near the airport. I don't want tobother with the time and money of going to centro. Finally I will be back in Colombia. praise the lord ...

Marriage Immigration to Canada - Phone Call Records

There's a requirement of phone call records. I use Skype. Anyone know how I should prestent it?

Internet Phone Calls - Canada to Colombia

I call my girlfriend in Colombia twice a day using Skype. I'm pretty happy with the rate but because we talk so much, I wonder if anyone knows of a better rate. I call her cell phone for 11.5 cents a minute. Is there anything cheaper? ...

Mortgage in Colombia

I think it´s a long shot but I´d like to buy a place in the Santa Marta area. I´m looking at spending $10000-20000 with a $5000 down payment. Is it possible without working in Colombia?

Looking for Apartment in the Santa Marta area

I´m looking for an apartment for me and my girlfriend in the Santa Marta area. We would prefer a small town but it´s hard to find budget places. We don´t want to spend more than $200 a month. There are a lot of places for sale in the $15000 range but finding a rental is hard. ...

Bringing me amor to Canada

I have found love in Colombia and I want to bring her to Canada. I do want to marry her but I am afraid that if I can get her up on a work visa, marriage could complicate things. In our case the problem I am worried about is that her work for the past few years has been undocumented. She also has little education. I'm pretty sure that I can find a friend to hire her but I don't know if her lack of education and formal employment might stand in the way of that. I'm thinking marriag ...

Dentist in Bogota

Can anyone recomend a good dentist in Bogota? I don´t have anything major that needs to be done but it seems that it would be easy to get ripped off.

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