South American Affairs
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Ingrid Betancourt and American Contractors Freed
In: Colombia
By: Richard McColl
Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, 3 American contractors and 11 key military officials are freed in southeastern Colombia. more...
Ingrid Betancourt - FARC Hostage
In: Colombia
By: Richard McColl
International pressure is mounting on the FARC to release the desperately ill former Presidential candidate they are holding in the jungle - Colombia waits... more...
In: Colombia
By: Richard McColl
With all the ruckus in the Colombian political arena we look at one factor that has risen its ugly head in recent months once again - international terrorist cooperation. more...
In: Colombia
By: Richard McColl
Against the backdrop of souring relations between Colombia and Venezuela over the release of two hostages, Colombia's citizens are to unite on February 4. more...
In: Colombia
By: Richard McColl
Bogota is an environmentalist's worst nightmare. No recycling plan, diesel belching buses, polluted rivers. But, things are looking up. more...
Uribe and Chavez to Meet Friday
In: Colombia
By: Richard McColl
This Friday, President Chavez of Venezuela and President Uribe of Colombia will meet to discuss a humanitarian exchange between the Colombian Government and the FARC. more...
The World's Dangerous Airports
In: Brazil
By: Frank W. Hardy
According to the article Crash of Tam 3054, the tragic events that unfolded in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Tuesday July 17, 2007 were avoidable while inevitable. more...
In: Brazil
By: Frank W. Hardy
The death of hundreds on TAM 3054 could be considered an unnecessary and an avoidable accident. Investigators will make their determination but why it happened is known. more...
Airport's Treacherous Problems
In: Brazil
By: Frank W. Hardy
Hundreds of million of unsuspecting Travelers wander the Halls of their convenient downtown airport on the way to business or pleasure meetings. more...
In: Colombia
By: Richard McColl
High profile prisoners remain in the hands of the FARC rebels but the deaths of 11 politicians from Cali has appalled a hardened nation. On July 5 Colombians protest. more...
Vallenato Festival's Ugly Secret
In: Colombia
By: Richard McColl
The 40th Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata - Rey de Reyes - begins on the 26th of April but an altogether darker element looms large in the foreground. more...
Charles Hardy's Cowboy in Caracas
In: Venezuela
By: Henry Berry
Hardys account of the Hugo Chavez years upon his return to Venezuela in 1994. more...
