American football in Bogotá: more than just the Super Bowl

Go to Parque Bolívar to try out with Bulldogs DC Football that you play with your feet and a ball reigns supreme in Colombia, but there’s also...

2024: Colombia’s year ahead

Photo by Jorge Gardner on Unsplash It’s business as usual in Bogotá and Colombia for 2024, with ongoing political back and forth, economic...

Colombia’s 2023: A non-political take on the year

Compared to Colombia’s last year in politics, there was much to celebrate in wider society. That’s not to say it was all good news, of course –...

2023 – The year in Colombian politics, how we wish it wasn’t

Whatever else Colombia may be, it’s never boring, and as we say farewell to 2023, it’s time to look back at a typically bumpy year. The second...

Ciclovía keeps on rolling with events tonight and tomorrow

This evening, roads will close and the city will gear up for the Ciclovía Nocturna. If that wasn’t enough, there’s also a celebration of the...

The falling tower of PISA: education in Colombia

The international education results known as PISA are out again, prompting the usual round of handwringing from various sections of the Colombian...

ARTBO 2023: ‘New Spaces, New Realities’

After last year’s glorious revival of the city’s premier art festival, it’s going from strength to strength at ARTBO 2023. Long Covid...

A vote for continuity

In the regional elections yesterday, Carlos Fernando Galán won Bogotá in impressive style, taking the mayor’s office with nearly 50% of the vote....

A huge election

Colombians head back to the polls tomorrow morning to vote in the regional elections. After the political earthquake of electing Gustavo Petro to the...

Cafés de Colombia Expo 2023: Coffee lover’s paradise

This weekend sees the very welcome return of Cafés de Colombia Expo 2023 to Bogotá. The coffee exhibition shows off dozens of small and large...