2015 August: Festivals

Alta Fidelidad, July 28 - August 2, various venues Bogota’s film festival, entirely dedicated to documentary films about music. This is the third...

Film Reviews: July 2015

Ant-Man 4/5 stars Sometimes less is more. You don’t need to destroy half the world to make an enjoyable action movie. That’s the case with...

What to see: Theatre

Maté a mi madre a cacerolazos... A failing actress and kitchen tools collide in this play. Teatro Ditirambo, Calle 45a #14–37. July 30 & 31...

Where to go: Galleries

[caption id="attachment_13729" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Hernán Díaz REVELADO. Photo: banrepcultural.org[/caption] William Coupon Coupon...

Peso falls off a cliff – and just keeps falling

The Colombian peso has been in free fall since July 2014. After largely staying within a range of COP$1,800-COP$2,000 to the US dollar since 2009,...

Colombian success story on Pan American Games in Toronto 2015 with historical 27 gold medals

[caption id="attachment_7136" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Colombian delegation returned to Colombia with 27 gold medals, an improvement of...

Gold medal and crash for Mariana Pajón in the World Championships BMX

[caption id="attachment_7128" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Mixed feelings at the World Championships for Pajón, one gold medal and a crash...

Tomic take two: Bernard Tomic takes second title on the ATP 250 Claro Open Colombia in Bogotá

[caption id="attachment_7124" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Tomic takes his second Bogotá crown in a row, “I am definitely coming back here...

Bogotá Half Marathon gets Colombian streets purple

[caption id="attachment_7106" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The septima was awash with competitors.[/caption] The last Sunday of July is...

Demands for free healthcare for sex abuse victims

[caption id="attachment_7098" align="aligncenter" width="960"] From left to right: Mairead Maguire, Shirin Ebadi, Jody Williams, Tawakkol Karman, and...