Crossing the Darien Gap
In what is a three-part series on the Colombia Calling podcast, we’ll be exploring the realities – warts and all – of crossing the Darien Gap from Colombia to Panama
Bogotá under Quarantine
An uncharacteristic calm hangs over the empty streets of a Bogotá under quarantine.
A week in the life of Ivan Duque, President of Colombia (part 4)
A week in the life of Ivan Duque, President of Colombia (part 4)
A week in the life of Ivan Duque, President of Colombia (part 3)
More headaches for Colombia’s President Duque as yet another tough week for his government comes to a close.
A week in the life of Ivan Duque, President of Colombia (part 2)
I had hoped that the second instalment of this series was not going to be so hot on the heels of the first (see Part 1, Feb 13) but, alas, President Ivan Duque cannot catch a break at all and at each turn appears smote as if with a deadly sabre of calamity. Our snake-bitten, Read more about A week in the life of Ivan Duque, President of Colombia (part 2)[…]
A week in the life of Ivan Duque, President of Colombia (part 1)
A week in the life of President Ivan Duque.
The Colombia Calling Patreon Campaign
It took me around six months to launch the Colombia Calling Patreon campaign. This wasn’t, as you might expect, due to a complete and utter dedication to procrastination, but, I started to feel that it was going to be a shout out into the ether with little or no response. I felt that if it Read more about The Colombia Calling Patreon Campaign[…]
Colombia Calling is on Patreon
The Colombia Calling podcast has been a labour of love since 2013 and I have not earned a penny from it, but my desire is for it to continue and as it becomes more time-consuming and popular, I am asking for a little help from all of our friends and listeners out there to keep Colombia Read more about Colombia Calling is on Patreon[…]
Musical Protests in Bogotá, 8 December
The recent demonstrations in Colombia have been called nebulous due to the vast array of causes being promoted, those who support them are being told to pack their bags and head to neighbouring Venezuela to thrive under 21st century socialism and while mass mobilizations take place, the government of President Ivan Duque busies itself with presentations Read more about Musical Protests in Bogotá, 8 December[…]
#21N, the strike as seen from Bogotá
Some thoughts on Bogotá’s #21N protests #21N was an overwhelmingly peaceful march until some idiots tried to steal the narrative. #21N matters as did the nighttime cacerolazo which took back the narrative from the violent agitators. President Duque’s late night post #21N address was a response to violence and out of context, in particular for Read more about #21N, the strike as seen from Bogotá[…]
Colombia’s misplaced patriotism?
Colombians are a proud people and rightly so, but, let us explore some of the misplaced patriotism behind the national symbols.
“Entonces Usted Eres Fiel.”
En el barrio de Los Mártires en el centro de Bogotá, el imaginario de nosotros es que es una zona sumamente peligrosa, periodista Richard McColl visitó la zona.
Locombia, where abnormality reigns
Locombia, where abnormality reigns
A Visit to Bogotá’s Bronx
You can feel it, the inescapable sense that intensely painful moments have occurred here in Bogotá’s Bronx. It’s a perception which clings to you upon entry of the old “L,” and stays with you until long afterwards. These ruminations do scant justice to the horrors and suffering which took place here and what this man-made Read more about A Visit to Bogotá’s Bronx[…]
Faces of Mompós
A collection of images of some of the faces of Mompós. Enjoy these photographs.
How to Write about Colombia
Upon your descent into Bogotá, gaze fixedly at the countryside and squint carefully to see where the tracer bullets, aimed at downing your aircraft en route from the evil imperial power in the North, are coming from. If you are lucky, you might see a fully-fledged battle going on below between the Colombian military and Read more about How to Write about Colombia[…]
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