Group C of the World Cup could be looked at as the Group of Opportunity. There are four teams in this group that are looking to make noise and will not be facing major superpowers in order to do it. Here is a look at Group C.
Due to its long history of funding Colombian militias, Chiquita, the world's largest banana distributor, is now lobbying Congress to block a 9/11 victim's bill that would make it easier to sue organizations that sponsor terrorist groups.
Buenaventura is a seaport city on the Pacific coast of Colombia. Home to a large Afro-Colombian population, it's also the setting for violence so severe that it's driven more than 5 million people from their homes.
Sexual violence, in the form of rape, forced prostitution, and abductions, plagues Colombia, and often that violence goes uninvestigated and unpunished — until now. Earlier this month, Colombia's senate passed a monumental bill that will help aid and protect survivors of sexual violence — particularly those who were victimized by paramilitaries.
"Sometimes life gives you lemons and you make lemonade," lead singer Dicken Schrader, lead singer of DMK, the Colombian Depeche Mode cover band. The audiovisual artist from Bogotá, Colombia turned hardship into a positive family affair that would later gain the attention of Oprah Winfrey, Perez Hilton and CNN.
Peace talks continue despite upcoming Colombian elections and the rise of rumors and scandal. Another round of peace talks begun in Havana on Tuesday between the Colombian government and the rebel group FARC.
Japan has grown into an Asian superpower in international soccer over the last few years. However, many have been waiting for the Samurais to take the next step and be contenders for the World Cup. Is this the year that Japan does it?
Imagine a spelling bee where the contestant is asked to spell the South American country Colombia and he or she spells "C-O-L-U-M-B-I-A." If you're not Colombian, it may seem like just a harmless mistake from a middle schooler. Now imagine a top executive at a major company or an A-list celebrity or professional athlete with millions of followers on social media who tweets about Colombia with a "u." How do Colombian affiliates, investors, Latino audience or fan base feel about that?
Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning Colombian superstar Juanes shares his thoughts on his latest album as he gears up for his live-streamed concert, "Terra Live Music in Concert" in Miami.
The internet is about to erupt with thousands of new domain name extensions, supplementing the familiar ".com" with new website address endings from ".company" to ".photography." Juan Diego Calle, CEO of ".CO", a preexisting domain focused on startups, tells LatinPost why he's not scared of the sudden increase in competing web suffixes.
Falcao's injury is a huge setback for Colombia and the World Cup at large. The World Cup is an event that features the world's greatest superstars in the sport and it represented the first chance that Falcao's tremendous goal-scoring chops would be exhibited to the world at large. Now the Colombian will miss out on that chance for what could be the rest of his career.
What does it take to make Forbes' list of the world's most powerful couples -- alongside Michelle and Barack Obama, Melinda and Bill Gates and Beyonce and Jay Z?Colombian-born superstar Shakira and FC Barcelona soccer star Gerard Pique, who made Forbes' 2013 list have an idea - and they are in on a secret that doesn't involve money or fame. The couple who have been together for four years, try to lead normal lives - as normal as you can when you're both international stars.
Not all fashion statements are alike -- but the idea of having the face of glorified Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, one of the world's most notorious and ruthless narco-traffickers of all time, painted across your T-shirt doesn't settle well with many -- even if there is a positive message behind it.
What is your idea of a perfect vacation? If it includes, a beautiful background, amazing cuisine and vibrant people with a Latin twist to boot, then you're in store for a treat. Travel + Leisure recently released its "Best Places to Travel in 2014," and it included some noteworthy spots in the U.S., Mexico and Latin America.
Miami Beach, Fla. is known for its nightlife, good food and tanned and toned beach-goers, but it's taking on another dimension on an artistic level. During a time when "interest has never been higher" for Latin American art, the vibrant, coastal city is embracing the Latin movement by opening its latest museum, the Pérez Art Museum Miami on Dec. 4.
English artist Banksy's recent visit to the Big Apple and the possible demolition of 5Pointz, which is known as the "graffiti Mecca of the world," has highlighted the power and political messages behind graffiti within the U.S. and around the globe.
