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Ride Available this Sunday: Bogota to Medellin

Anyone want to share a ride from Bogota to Medellin this Sunday? There is room for a couple people, comfortably, in a large vehicle. Just help with gas/tolls. If interested, pm me with home and/or cell numbers, and I'll get back to you. ...

By Rob77 on 2008-02-01 10:49:55. 1 comments.

Win Some - Lose Some? En intento de rescate murió ciudadano turco secuestrado por el ELN el pasado noviembre

Enero 25 de 2008 En intento de rescate murió ciudadano turco secuestrado por el ELN el pasado noviembre En la acción murieron tres de los captores y Resep Yildirim Musaa fue trasladado herido al hospital Pablo Tobó Uribe de Medellín, donde falleció. usaa tenía 43 años de edad y había llegado al país gracias a que su esposa, a quien conoció por internet, era de Medellín. Los autores del plagio fueron integrantes del frente 'Bernardo López Arroyave' del Eln quienes se lo ll ...

By Rob77 on 2008-01-25 14:55:27. 0 comments.

Americans abroad can now vote online

By JESSICA BERNSTEIN-WAX, Associated Press Writer Mon Jan 21, 7:25 AM ET MEXICO CITY - This year, for the first time, expatriate Democrats can cast their ballots on the Internet in a presidential primary for people living outside the United States. Democrats Abroad, an official branch of the party representing overseas voters, will hold its first global presidential preference primary from Feb. 5 to 12, with ex-pats selecting the candidate of their choice by Internet as well as fax, mail a ...

By Rob77 on 2008-01-22 09:25:18. 1 comments.

Houston scientists see hope in cocaine vaccine

Jan. 1, 2008, 3:06PM Houston scientists see hope in cocaine vaccine Baylor doctors say shots block the drug's high The needle may be one of addiction's enduring symbols, but two Houston researchers hope injections of modified cocaine actually provide the first-ever medication for people hooked on the destructive drug. The Baylor College of Medicine scientists have developed a cocaine vaccine, currently in clinical trials, that stimulates the immune system to attack the real thing when it ...

By Rob77 on 2008-01-02 06:11:30. 24 comments.

Asesinan a norteamericana en Bucaramanga, Santander, luego de ser robada en su casa / US Woman Killed in Robbery in Colombia

Diciembre 16 de 2007 Asesinan a norteamericana en Bucaramanga, Santander, luego de ser robada en su casa Dos presuntos asaltantes entraron a su vivienda donde, luego de apoderarse de un computador personal y 300 dólares (600 mil pesos), le dispararon en el cuello. La mujer, casada con un bumangués y que vivía con sus tres hijos en el barrio Coaviconsa, al occidente de la ciudad, murió horas más tarde en una clínica de la vecina población de Floridablanca, informó un funcionario. ...

By Rob77 on 2007-12-16 09:49:26. 29 comments.

Keep Your Nose Clean ...

I found this ad posted in the Colombian section of Craigslist. A lot can be said about this ad. You choose your own path. You keep your nose clean and you are unlikely to run into trouble. I see this ad and I see a guy who decided to hang in all the wrong places. What's your take? PS. Names have been changed to protect the guilty. =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= Necessito arma, Quiero, Glock o .38 - COL500000 Reply to: xxxxxxxxxx at craigslist.org Date: 2007 ...

By Rob77 on 2007-11-23 07:12:20. 135 comments.

Rooms in Large Penthouse Apt in North Bogota Available in November

I am not in the real estate biz nor looking to make money. I have a nice place in North Bogota. But plans changed and I'll be out of Bogota. I need to honor a lease, so this would help lower costs. It's a 3 bedroom & 3 full bath duplex penthouse. (Duplex is a 2 floor apt.) As it's on the top floor, there is a decent view from every room, as well as the balcony. You can see mountains outside Bogota on a clear day. There are also amazing lightning shows visible just outside the city on a regula ...

By Rob77 on 2007-10-22 16:24:31. 0 comments.

Colombia es el segundo país con mayor desnutrición de América Latina

Octubre 16 de 2007 Colombia es el segundo país con mayor desnutrición de América Latina Según la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO), Colombia ocupa el segundo lugar en desnutrición en América Latina con 5, 9 millones de personas. Walter Belik, coordinador de la Iniciativa América Latina y el Caribe sin Hambre, señaló que la situación de desnutrición de Latinoamérica es grave, aunque dijo que la meta es reducirla a la mitad en ...

By Rob77 on 2007-10-18 10:57:01. 0 comments.

American Airlines running specials until Monday Oct 15

There are some decent prices for travel between some cities in Colombia and the US: http://www.aa.com/content/espanol/ofertasEspeciales/ofertas/specialSaleLATAMSA.jhtml .

By Rob77 on 2007-10-14 06:16:20. 2 comments.

Colombian leader (Uribe) accuses judge of bribing witness

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Colombian President Alvaro Uribe publicly accused a Supreme Court judge of bribing a jailed warlord into testifying that Uribe plotted to murder another paramilitary chief. In a short statement Monday and later in a radio interview, Uribe said auxiliary Judge Ivan Velasquez and another investigator for the chief prosecutor's office offered Jose Orlando Moncada unspecified benefits for himself and his family if he denounced the president. Supreme Court president Ce ...

By Rob77 on 2007-10-09 11:01:44. 12 comments.

Entre calles 72 y 100 y Circunvalar y Autopista Norte está 'zona roja' de paseo millonario en Bogotá

Septiembre 20 de 2007 Entre calles 72 y 100 y Circunvalar y Autopista Norte está 'zona roja' de paseo millonario en Bogotá Este año han 'caído' 25 bandas dedicadas al 'paseo millonario'. Cuatro testimonios de recientes víctimas de paseo millonario Solo en el último mes, el Gaula de la Policía Nacional recibió 18 denuncias de personas afectadas por el delito en ese sector de Bogotá. Doce delincuentes que operan allí han sido capturados. Las estadísticas del organismo ind ...

By Rob77 on 2007-09-21 07:45:26. 41 comments.