Mayoral hopefuls: Bogota crime

[caption id="attachment_6552" align="alignnone" width="610"] The mayoral candidates debate security in Bogota. Photo: Cámara de...

SITP buses: Commuter reactions mixed

There have been mixed reactions to the decrease in private colectivo buses on the roads as the city began phasing them out in favour of the blue SITP...

Tourism on the up

Figures from Colombia’s Ministry of Tourism and Industry show a 10.2 percent increase year on year, for the period January-March...

Un Litro de Luz: Rays of hope in Colombia’s poorest homes

[caption id="attachment_6545" align="alignright" width="610"] Camilo José Herrera Photo: Claudia Turbay Quintero[/caption] One enterprising...

Schengen opens its doors

As Schengen countries sign off on visa-free access for Colombians and Peruvians, Daniel Steel speaks to the Spanish Consul General about what the...

Colectivos getting the SITP blues

[caption id="attachment_6485" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Blue SITP busses will become a more common sight on the streets of the...

Euthanasia in Colombia: The right to die

[caption id="attachment_6474" align="alignnone" width="610"] Euthanasia is once again presenting itself as a topic for debate in Colombian society....

Cogiendo coger: the usage of coger around Latin America

Katie Jacoby explores the connotations and usages of coger Relax. It’s not what you think. Despite what you learned during your study abroad...

Same-sex marriage

[caption id="attachment_6421" align="alignnone" width="610"] Marchers carry a rainbow flag during the March for Peace and Remembrance on April 9....

Illegal mining: better than cocaine

[caption id="attachment_6397" align="alignnone" width="600"] 60 percent of the country’s illegal mines produce gold. Photo:...