Geography of Colombia

People cross the Colombian-Venezuelan border over the Simon Bolivar international bridge in Cucuta, Colombia on Feb. 9. (Marco Bello / Reuters)

Pope Francis received a face wound on Sunday after a sudden stop to his papamobile in the midst of crowds of people in the Colombian town of Cartagena. In the incident, he hit one of the windows, world agencies said.

Istanbul's Anna Laudel Contemporary will present "Everyday's Poetry - Scenes from the Fullness of Life" between April 27 and June 25, displaying critically acclaimed works by Fernando Botero, whose works have never previously been exhibited in Turkey.

Residents of Mocoa were April 3 desperately searching for loved ones missing since devastating mudslides slammed into the remote Colombian town, as the death toll soared to over 250, including 43 children.

A charter plane carrying a Brazilian football team crashed in the mountains in Colombia late on Nov. 28, killing 76 people, officials said. They said five survived the disaster.

A plane carrying 81 people, including members of a Brazilian football team, crashed late on Nov. 28 near the Colombian city of Medellin, officials said.

A plane transporting a Brazilian soccer team to Medellin’s international airport in Colombia crashed overnight, officials said.
Authorities are responding to the plane crash at a hill in La Union, according to the Jose Maria Cordovaairport’s Twitter page.  The municipality is roughly two dozen miles from the airport.

 An international bevy of curvaceous butts strutted their stuff at Colombia’s largest fashion event, Colombiamoda Fashion Week Show in Medelin, the 2nd-largest city of the South American country.

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