Here are some interesting Colombia stories that got our attention over this past month. Colombia is making some inroads in alternative energy. Colombia has just inaugurated its first geothermal power generation facility, as part of a broader plan to expand geothermal, wind, and solar resources across the country. Here’s the story. Now YOU can own the former mansion of a guerrilla! This BBC story, “The website helping to sell homes with a bloody past,” describes Colombia’s effort to sell homes, apartments, farms and lots of land which have either been seized by the government or handed over by armed groups that have demobilized over the past years. The proceeds will go towards paying reparations to more than seven million victims from the armed conflict of past decades. COVID-19 news: Colombia receives South America’s first COVAX shipment The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), a division of WHO, announced on March 1 that Colombia…
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(Note: Re-posting after some technical issues yesterday. Sorry, everyone!) News junkies that we are, we subscribe to several online publications and scan the internet…
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