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Now playing Next no comment Flower festival fun in Colombia Fantastic floral arrangements were on display in Colombia’s second-largest city, Medellin. The annual parade sees participants carry the floral 11/08/2015
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Now playing Next Colombia Ex-FARC rebels help Colombian police identify mass graves Former rebel fighters are helping police identify mass graves as part of peace efforts 28/07/2015
Now playing Next musica Dudamel's gift of Beethoven to brotherly Bogota Celebrated Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel revels in bringing the entire spectrum of Beethoven's symphonies to Colombia in a further triumph for the groundbreaking Simón Bolivar Orchestra 21/07/2015
Now playing Next musica Rehearsing with the Simón Bolívar, an orchestra like no other In this extra feature Maestro Dudamel tells Musica about what it means to belong to the Simón Bolívar Orchestra and speaks of Beethoven’s importance 21/07/2015
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Now playing Next Colombia Mother and baby found alive five days after plane crashes in Colombia Rescued after five days in the jungle, a mother and her baby who disappeared after their plane crashed into dense vegetation in northwestern Colombia 25/06/2015
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Now playing Next Colombia Human Rights Watch claim Colombian army was involved in illegal killings of civilians A new report has claimed the Colombian army and members of the country’s armed forces have been involved in illegal killings of civilians known as 25/06/2015
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