Ecopetrol will strengthen exploration in the Colombian Caribbean with submarine ‘drones’
From bnamericas For the first time in the country, Ecopetrol will employ a sophisticated technology of unmanned underwater gliders that will navigate an extensive area of the Colombian Caribbean to acquire information related to physical-chemical variables of the ocean. These…
Destination of the week
Cispata Bay, a quiet little corner in the Colombian Caribbean From City Express Sometimes, when you’re traveling, you just need a quiet place. Surrounded by nature and not much else, Cispata Bay is a peaceful shelter that will allow you…
Strong 6.1-magnitude quake shakes Colombian Caribbean islands
PTI From Money Control The quake struck 32 kilometres (20 miles) southeast of Mountain, Colombia, at 0340 GMT Sunday, according to the US Geological Service, which monitors quakes worldwide. A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook Colombian-owned islands in the Caribbean Sea…
Ecopetrol tests its first unmanned submarine vehicle in Caribbean waters
This press release from Ecopetrol was translated using an automatic translation system. Ecopetrol piloted the ‘Pionero 500’, its first remotely operated submarine vehicle (ROV), in the Colombian Caribbean waters, which will allow us to expand our knowledge of the seabed…
Artist captures Caribbean sea
Artist captures Colombia’s dazzling Caribbean sea By Rachel Lee From The Korea Times Colombia, a Latin American country with many sun-drenched stretches, will bring a collection of photographs to Seoul to mark its National Day, which falls on July 20….
Tanker grounding in environmentally sensitive area of Colombian Caribbean
By Tony Fielder From UK P&I Club Early interaction with authorities pays long term dividends in defeating class actions brought by tourism and fishing Lobby Groups. The 2005 case reported below is one the many such instances where early use of…
Raizal people of Colombian Caribbean archipelago defend cultural traditions
By Carlos Meneses Sanchez. EFE From Fox News Latino The Raizals, a Creole-speaking, Afro-Caribbean people who inhabit the Colombian archipelago of San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina, are fighting to achieve greater respect for their centuries-old culture and achieve a…
Diving in the Colombian Caribbean to overcome disabilities
From Latin America Herald Tribune Rosario Islands, Colombia – A scuba diving center in this Caribbean paradise is using an experimental therapy for people with disabilities, most of them victims of Colombia’s armed conflict, who can forget about their physical…
Evaluating the pharmacological activity of Caribbean sponges
BY TARA D From SMN Weekly In these organisms (Caribbean sponges) science have found different compounds to produce useful drugs in diseases such as cancer or tumors. That was the goal of the research conducted by Lina Marcela Blandon, Master…
What future for Colombia?
What future for Colombia? The Millennium Project to discuss potential futures just before the country’s upcoming presidential elections Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, (PRWEB) May 05, 2014 The recent “2013-14 State of the Future” report [go to: http://millennium-project.org/millennium/201314SOF.html] shows that the…