(Thursday May 26, 2005 10:34 PM)
BOGOTA (AFP) - Colombian pop singer Shakira brought star power to an impoverished Colombian town to visit children benefiting from her "Bare Feet" foundation.
"I witnessed a great human wealth," the blond bombshell said of her visit to Quibdo, an impoverished town 650 kilometers west of Bogota.
"I saw children who have great potential to become productive people for society," said Shakira , who is also in Colombia to promote her new album, "Fijacion Oral" (Spanish for "Oral Fixation" ).
Shakira , 28, said she was "very moved" by her visit to Quibdo.
Her "Bare Feet" foundation finances programs to combat malnutrition and school truancy in Colombia's poorest areas.
She arrived in Colombia Wednesday with her manager but without her Argentine boyfriend Antonio de la Rua . She will head to the United States Saturday.
Shakira will hold a press conference Friday to present her album, which will go on sale in 60 countries in the first week of June. "Fijacion Oral" includes duets with Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz , Argentine rocker Gustavo Ceratti and Mexican guitar virtuoso Carlos Santana .
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