Monthly Archives: April 2014

Bogota’s Saddest Park?

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Richard
Lourdes park

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I walk my dog in Lourdes park several times a day as this is the closest stretch of green to my home, but, I am more than aware that this area may well win the accolade of being Bogotá’s saddest … Continue reading →

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Petro, Colombia Moments and the Ineffectual President

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Richard

Let me get this straight, I was firmly against Mayor Gustavo Petro‘s proposed expulsion from the Alcaldia back when it was tabled in December 2013. When he was ousted in March I was outspoken in my defence of this inept … Continue reading →

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Smoke Detectors and Panini Stickers: Dirty Gritty Pretty Bogota

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Richard

Sometimes I wish I had an office job so that I could swing in a rotating chair, heave my feet up onto a window overlooking Bogotá, pick my teeth with a hunting knife and then say: “I love this dirty … Continue reading →

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Villavicencio: the Finca Paradise

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Richard

It’s taken eight years of living here in Colombia to finally get down to the Llanos Orientales and Villavicencio. Really, this is shameful given Villavicencio’s proximity to Bogotá along a serpentine highway descent from the altiplano leaving the capital via … Continue reading →

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