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Ernesto Báez (actor)
Iván Roberto Duque Gaviria aka Ernesto Báez (May 9, 1955 – November 19, 2019) was a Colombian paramilitarism in Colombia, paramilitary leader and onetime member of the demobilized United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC). Duque-Gaviria graduated as a lawyer from the ''Universidad de Caldas''. Career Duque Gaviria began his career as a member of the Colombian Liberal Party. He was democratically elected as Mayor of the municipality of La Merced, Caldas, La Merced and later worked for the ''Empresas Públicas de Manizales''. In 1982 founded the ''Asociación Campesina de Ganaderos y Agricultores del Magdalena Medio'', ACDEGAM (Ranchers and Farmers of the Middle Magdalena Peasant Association) in Puerto Boyaca presumably as a facade for the creation of paramilitary groups in the troubled region. Duque Gaviria became an adviser to this organization and was later arrested in connection to paramilitary organizations accused by the Attorney General of Colombia. He was arrested ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aguadas, Caldas
Aguadas is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Caldas. It is bordered to the north by Abejorral, to the east by Sonsón, to the southeast by Salamina, to the south by Pacora, to the west by Caramanta and Valparaiso, and to the northwest by La Pintada. The municipality of Aguadas, located in the northern part of the department, was founded in 1808 by José Narciso Estrada. In addition to the fame of Aguadeño hats (''sombrero aguadeño''), which are very similar to palm-straw Panama hats (also known as ''iraca'' in Colombia). Aguadas offers visitors its historic center, which was declared a national monument in 1982. It has a temperate climate thanks to the variety of climates ranging from warm to moor. Another of its main attractions is the National Festival of the Colombian Pasillo (''Festival Nacional del Pasillo Colombiano''), an annual event that has earned recognition for Aguadas as the capital of the Colombian Pasillo. Located along the Colomb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |