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frutLi

Freeze Dried Fruit to Lock in Natural Goodness

May 14, 2012 No Comments »

Summary: Each snack sized packet of frutLi is made from a cup of fresh fruit, freeze dried to keep all the natural goodness. The snacks are 100% fruit; free from... Read More »

Twistos

A Natural Break Option in Latin America

May 11, 2012 No Comments »

Summary: The craze for healthy snack options that do not lose the flavor and appearance of their unhealthier counterparts has hit Latin America. The snack company Twistos have released a... Read More »

beer colombia

My Business: Bogota’s booming micro-brewery

May 2, 2012 No Comments »

Beer is big business in Colombia: a whopping $6.2bn (4.7bn euros; £3.8bn) a year business to be precise. But for 37-year-old Berny Silberwasser the secret of his success has been... Read More »

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Asian investment boom seen in Latin America

April 19, 2012 No Comments »

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Selling soybeans, iron and copper ore and other commodities to Asian countries has transformed Latin America over the past decade, stabilizing economies despite worldwide crises and... Read More »

President Obama greets Colombians in Cartagena.

Obama clears way for Colombia free trade pact

April 18, 2012 No Comments »

The decision is a victory for U.S. businesses and a blow to Obama’s labor allies. The announcement comes as the Summit of the Americas ends in some disarray. CARTAGENA, Colombia — Despite... Read More »

tamale

Colombian tamales now available in Dubai

April 16, 2012 No Comments »

Residents of the Middle-Eastern city of Dubai no longer have to do without Colombian tamales after a Colombian couple decided their culinary luck in the oil-rich Arab emirate. The couple,... Read More »

guarapolemonade

Guarapo, the New Lemonade

April 9, 2012 No Comments »

I have always been a fan of lemonade – it brings back memories of hot summer picnics, July 4 barbeques, and glossy pictures from my mom’s “Southern Living” magazines. But since... Read More »