By Ontheweb Tuesday, May 6, 2008
So, the holidays from work came early with a national holiday last starting last Thursday. Due to the long history of Catholism in Colombia there is a pretty rediculous amount of holidays.
I guess the best way to explain it, is that where snow days in Owen Sound accounted for usually 15 days off of school a year, you can count on national holidays.
By Ontheweb Tuesday, May 6, 2008
The Colombian singer-songwriter began his “Juanes: La Vida World Tour” in New York City on March 5, and he’s worked every day since. He brings his music, a blend of Colombian folk with a touch of pop and rock, to the San Diego Sports Arena tomorrow.
Colombia tourism may rebound with insurgencies weakenedBy Ontheweb Saturday, May 3, 2008
What a difference a week makes! Recently, Venezuela and Ecuador threatened war against Colombia for crossing the Ecuadorean border to kill an anti-Colombia insurgent.
Latam airlines still buoyant even as fuel soarsBy Ontheweb Saturday, April 26, 2008
SAO PAULO/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Latin America’s major airlines are still going strong despite skyrocketing fuel prices, buoyed by growing passenger traffic as the region’s economies expand at a healthy clip.
Latin America says hurray to cheerleadingBy Ontheweb Friday, April 25, 2008
The group of young women from Colombia’s Ducks All-Stars cheerleading team huddled at the edge of the gym floor. They anxiously tugged on their crimson hair bows, tested the depth of their splits and spit out their gum as they braced to follow the toughest act in the business: Miami’s Top Gun elite team, reigning champions in the fiercely competitive world of cheerleading.
Juanes’ artistic ethic translates to stardomBy Ontheweb Thursday, April 24, 2008
Juanes, one of the biggest stars in the world, the Colombian crooner has done it all on his own terms and in his own native language.
As his peers attempt to expand their appeal via English- language singles, Juanes remains loyal to Spanish in his latest release, 2007’s “La Vida . . . Es Un Ratico.” What’s especially impressive is that Juanes only gets more popular. “La Vida . . .” was released in 77 countries, and it reached the No. 1 spot in 14 of them.
By Ontheweb Friday, April 18, 2008
About Isla Gorgona: Once a penal colony, situated about 50 km off the Pacific coast of southern Colombia, the island is now a national park, created in 1985, and nature preserve where strict attention is paid to preserving the richly varied wildlife of the sub-tropical forest and the coral reefs offshore.
A portion of the prison buildings have been converted for research, lodgings and a restaurant, the only one on the island.
Prior to the Spaniards’ arrival, the island was inhabited by Indian tribes who left petroglyphs, artifacts, stone statues and a ceremonial site called El Templete.
By Ontheweb Monday, April 14, 2008
THE Lonely Planet guidebook empire is reeling from claims by one of its authors that he plagiarised and made up large sections of his books and dealt drugs to make up for poor pay.
Thomas Kohnstamm also claims in a new book that he accepted free travel, in contravention of the company’s policy. His revelations have rocked the travel publisher, which sells more than six million guides a year.
By Ontheweb Monday, April 7, 2008
The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean confront a twin dilemma. On the one hand, they must boost their energy consumption to fuel economic and social development. But on the other, energy use is largely responsible for an increase in greenhouse gas emissions and growing energy tabs can stifle growth, particularly in oil-importing countries.
Reichert to travel to ColombiaBy Ontheweb Friday, April 4, 2008
WASHINGTON (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)—Rep. Dave Reichert is going to Colombia to get a firsthand look as Congress considers a free trade agreement with the South American country.
