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"This partnership is a critical step towards achieving our vision of positioning ourselves as a global beach lifestyle leader," said Maaji CEO Miguel Piedrahita.

"I truly believe that global education is the key to our collective future," said Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos.

"With the launch of this new route, Avianca becomes the first and only airline to directly link Bogotá with Boston and vice versa," says the airline.

New Colciencias director César Ocampo worked with NASA after earning his doctorate in astrodynamics at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

Avianca currently has four weekly flights to Los Angeles, and its upcoming daily route will be operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Recent upgrades to AIR's model have improved its ability to predict losses due to ground shaking and tsunamis.

Last year, 71.1% of the fresh, cut flowers arriving to the United States from January 1 to February 14 came from Colombia.

The Carrera Verde kicks off in Bogotá on February 19 then heads to Medellín a month later on March 26.

A new risk assessment revealed that the perceived threat presented by a pest called the pink hibiscus mealybug was unfounded.

Some $11 million of these bribes were made in Colombia, where officials have responded by threatening to void tainted project awards.