Bogota Colombia

My Spanish speaking and reading abilities may be extremely limited, but it didn't take much to see that the graphical creations from the Colombian company, Trinidad Design , are extremely, extremely street-cool. From what little I could gather & translate, the line was formed in early 2007 and is based in Bogota, Colombia. The ' underground' imagery and 'for the people' directive behind the T-Shirts & Vests seem to draw from both the Colombian heritage/socialism/lifestyle, and from the popular culture of the wider world. But, to be a bit self-obsessed, what caught my eye is the fact that the line's called "Trinidad Design!" In ... Read Full Story

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated another Colombian money exchange house for acting on behalf of and materially assisting the narcotics trafficking activities of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a narco-terrorist group also known as the FARC. This is OFAC's fourth action against the FARC in the past six months. Previous actions are mentioned in Targeting the FARC Terrorist Financial Network . Designating the Mercurio Internacional S.A ., a Colombian money exchange house headquartered in Bogota, Colombia, with several branches throughout Colombia, helps curb the flow of money to the FARC. The FARC used this Colombian ... Read Full Story

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) Presumed leftist rebels attacked a small police convoy in Colombia's turbulent northeast on Friday with explosives and automatic weapons, killing eight police officers and wounding one.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/reuters/brand/SIG=pd7i95;_ylt=ArpRFht2CjiIV40K9BwXobRn.3QA;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMTFqaXBkBHNlYwNwcnZkbGluaw--/*http://www.reuters.com Read Full Story

BOGOTA, Colombia – A poverty-stricken Colombian couple have named their Inauguration Day newborn Barack Obama. Story Continues Below: Editor's News Pick Of The Day: Silvia Fajardo tells Colombian television she hopes her mixed-race son will be as "humble" as the new president and "do something productive in the future." Hospital director Edwin Pena says the 6.2-pound (2.8-kilogram), 18-inch (45-centimeter) newborn will receive free diapers, milk and medical care for six months from the clinic in the western city of Cali. Pena said Wednesday the baby was registered as Barack Obama Sandoval, though he couldn't confirm the exact spelling of the boy's name. Show Your ... Read Full Story

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) Colombian spies tricked leftist rebels into handing over kidnapped presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. military contractors Wednesday in a daring helicopter rescue so successful that not a single shot was fired.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/reuters/brand/SIG=pd7i95;_ylt=ArpRFht2CjiIV40K9BwXobRn.3QA;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMTFqaXBkBHNlYwNwcnZkbGluaw--/*http://www.reuters.com Read Full Story