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  • Colombia also recently extradited accused drug kingpin Alberto Orlandez-Gamboa, alias "Caracol", to the United States, the third Colombian drug trafficker extradited since the constitutional reform legislation passed in December 1997 authorized extradition of Colombian nationals for crimes committed after the effective date of enactment.

    Fact Sheet On Counter Drug Programs ITY National Archives 2000

  • This old man, nicknamed "Caracol" (snail), another old friend of

    Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel Vicente Blasco Ib����ez 1897

  • "Caracol", as everyone calls him, worked out a system to make it easier.

    INTER PRESS SERVICE ,Mario Osava 2010

  • El grupo "Caracol" esta representado por la señora Gladis y conformado por 14 miembros los cuales can cursando su primer ciclo, en general los socios del grupo se dedican a actividades comerciales entre las que se pueden mencionar a la venta de pan, gelatina, ropa, comida, empanadas y a actividades como la costura, albañilería, enfermería y al servicio de transporte público.

    Kiva Loans 2009

  • Scientists mapping the ruins of the abandoned Maya city of Caracol in Belize knew they had tackled a big job, uncovering the city from the encroaching jungle.

    Massive Maya City Revealed by Lasers | Impact Lab 2010

  • In 1998, he received the Premio Alfaguara de Novela, an international Spanish-language literary award, for his novel "Caracol Beach."

    Cuban-Born Writer Eliseo Alberto Dies in Mexico 2011

  • The news came after an article in Semana in which sources said that the service was not just wiretapping judges, but also opposition politicians and the directors of W Radio, weekly Semana and Caracol Radio, the media most critical about the Uribe administration.

    Matthew Yglesias » Senator Richard Lugar Calls for New Approach to Cuba 2009

  • In 1998, he received the Premio Alfaguara de Novela, an international Spanish-language literary award, for his novel "Caracol Beach."

    Cuban-Born Writer Eliseo Alberto Dies in Mexico 2011

  • Caracol was burned around A.D. 895, and was completely abandoned by the year 1050.

    Massive Maya City Revealed by Lasers | Impact Lab 2010

  • An April 2009 flyover of the Maya city of Caracol used Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) equipment — which bounces laser beams off the ground — to help scientists construct a 3-D map of the settlement in western Belize …

    Massive Maya City Revealed by Lasers | Impact Lab 2010

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