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Italian chef missing at sea on Caribbean cruise...boats. An Italian Foreign Ministry official, speaking on customary condition of anonymity, said Italian embassy officials in Bogota were working with Colombian maritime authorities conducting the search and that the FBI was expected to... In this article: Princess Cruises, Cartagena, Colombia, FBI, Bogota, Suicide, and E mail |
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 12 hours ago
US policy stays despite mine-ban review
BOGOTA: Representatives from more than 100 nations are meeting in Colombia to review a United Nations treaty banning the use of anti-personnel mines, which killed more than 5000 people last year. The summit in Cartagena is the second...
In this article: Colombia, US, International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Human Rights Watch, State Department, and United Nations
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 1 day ago
Unasur meeting tackles Colombian-Venezuela spat
A regional Latin American meeting focused on defusing tensions between Colombia and Venezuela, despite Bogota's absence which was characterized by Caracas as a "huge mistake." Defense and foreign ministers from Unasur's member nations...
In this article: Venezuela, Colombia, Caracas, Jaime Bermudez, Nicolas Maduro, Celso Amorim, US, Union of South American Nations, and US State Department
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
Venezuela blasts Colombia as region talks defense
...in Ecuador's capital, citing "offenses" the country has suffered during its feud with Venezuela. "Colombia's defense minister stayed in Bogota and started to say things, like some crazy sniper, irresponsible, warmongering, firing shots...
In this article: Colombia, Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Quito, United States, Nicolas Maduro, Ecuador, and OPEC
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Reuters | 2 days ago
UPDATE 1-Colombia carries out $1.7 bln local debt swap
...has occasionally carried out similar operations to smooth out its payments. Reporting by Nelson Bocanegra; writing by Patrick Markey in Bogota, Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) ((pat.markey@reuters.com, +57-1-634-4090, Reuters messaging:...
In this article: Colombia
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UPDATE 1-Colombia sees oil output over 800,000 bpd in 2010
...of leftist rebels and paramilitaries and bombings, attacks and kidnappings have dropped sharply. Reporting by Javier Mozzo in Bogota; writing by Patrick Markey; Editing by John Picinich) ((pat.markey@reuters.com, +57-1-634-4090, Reuters...
In this article: Colombia and Alvaro Uribe
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AP Online | 7 days ago
Venezuela: No direct talks with Colombia on bases
...a solution, a top government official said Sunday. Deputy Foreign Minister Francisco Arias Cardenas said tensions between Caracas and Bogota should be taken up by the Union of South American Nations, a 12-member organization known as...
In this article: Venezuela, Colombia, Hugo Chavez, Francisco Arias Cardenas, United States, Caracas, Union of South American Nations, Simon Bolivar, and Washington
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Bogotá (Spanish: Bogotá.ogg)– officially named Bogotá, D.C. (D.C. for "Distrito Capital", which means "Capital District"), formerly called Santa Fe de Bogotá – is the capital city of Colombia, as well as the most populous city in the country, with 6,776,009 inhabitants (2005). Bogotá and its metropolitan area, which includes municipalities such as Chía, Cota, Soacha, Cajicá and La Calera, had an estimated population of 8,244,980. In terms of land area, Bogotá is also the largest in Colombia, and its altitude (2,640 metres) makes it the third-highest major city in the world, after La Paz and Quito. With its many universities and libraries, Bogotá has become known as "The Athens of South America".
- Name:
- Bogotá
- Type:
- City
- Motto:
- Bogotá, 2650 meters closer to the stars
- Founding Date:
- August 06, 1538
- Founder:
- Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
- Total Area (km):
- 1587
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 668.7
- Elevation (m):
- 2640
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