Richard McColl

Poster Art in Colombia

Richard — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:12:27 +0000

Much has been made about the graffiti on show in Bogota, and indeed I am party to this, but for …

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Do I live in the “Most Criminal City in the World?”

Richard — Mon, 13 May 2013 03:59:45 +0000

Apparently, according to German daily newspaper Bild Zeitung and the finely chosen words of scribe Ralf Schuler, I do indeed …

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Thoughts on Becoming a Bogota House-Husband

Richard — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:31:36 +0000

Yesterday, May 7 2013, was the day it dawned on me that I had become a Bogota house-husband. My travels …

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Reflections from Colombia on World Press Freedom Day

Richard — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:06:56 +0000

That May 3rd is the date assigned by UNESCO as World Press Freedom Day unsettles me. I had never paid …

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Old School Bogota: An Ode to the Venerable Traditional Cafe

Richard — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:42:08 +0000

Almost as far as the eye can see – grey skies permitting – Salmona-inspired brick apartment blocks are shooting up …

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Romantic Vallenato Music: Colombia’s Worst Creation?

Richard — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:11:42 +0000

Subjected in my rural office, to two nearby riverside kiosks intent upon drowning out one another and inflicting the rest …

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Alvaro Uribe: the Complex Role of a Former President

Richard — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:29:30 +0000

Alvaro Uribe needs to settle down comfortably into his velvety sitting room slippers, dedicate his time to critiquing leather-bound copies …

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Reminded of London

Richard — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:16:27 +0000

I spotted this act of vandalism the other day and it took me right back to circa 1996 and reminded …

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Magangue, Bolivar: Home to La Gata

Richard — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 03:33:34 +0000

As the second largest economic centre in the department of Bolivar, Magangue is a bustling, chaotic, stifling and confusing city …

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Photos from Bogota – March for Peace

Richard — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 02:46:49 +0000

Bogota continues to surprise me and I shot some photos today as I enjoyed the sun, the Sunday ciclovia and …

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