Richard McColl has worked as a freelance journalist for over a decade in Colombia and before that from across the Americas contributing articles to a variety of media outlets. Print: Wall Street Journal, Dialogo-Americas (US), BBC online, Matador network (US), The Scotsman, Global Travel (UK), Aventura magazine (CR), Central America Weekly (CR), Newsweek, CNN Traveller, Traveller Magazine, South American Explorers Club Magazine (US), Travelbite.co.uk, Pure magazine, the Daily Telegraph (UK), the Independent (UK), Global Traveler (US), the Santiago Times (Chile), Tatler, San Diego Reader (US), The City Paper Bogota (Col), The Bogota Post (Col), Business Insider (Col) Huffington Post, the Scrib (Can), Sidetracked Magazine (UK), Perceptive Travel (US), Running Times (US), NileGuide (US) Anadolu Agency (Tur), Latin Correspondent, The Daily Beast (US) Marx Rand Magazine Radio: BBC radio, BBC World Service, Radio 5 Live, NPR, Overseas Radio Network/ Escape Artist and Monocle 24. Television: BBC, CTV news (Can) RCN (Col), El Tiempo (Col), CNN Turk, DWtv news (Ger), TRT (Tur), Lonely Planet Docs, Where Next docs?, Sky One, isNews (NY, Israel).
Anadolu Agency, Turkey
Colombia to vote in a new president Sunday
Colombia to find alternate venue for talks with ELN
Colombia resumes peace talks with ELN rebels
Colombia: Santos suspends peace talks with ELN
Bridge collapse in Colombia kills 10
Colombia scores historic cocaine bust
FARC’s Timochenko to run for Colombia presidency
Colombia to bomb FARC dissident groups
Ex-FARC guerrillas eye control of Colombia’s coca trade
Colombia, ELN announce bilateral cease-fire
FARC guerrillas announce controversial asset list
Colombia’s FARC rebels reveal new name
FARC to hand over remaining minors in group
Colombia grants visa extensions to Venezuelans
Colombian FARC to formally enter politics
FARC splinter group releases UN worker in Colombia
Colombia’s ELN sets cease-fire demands
Colombian FARC hands over final batch of weapons
7 dead, 11 still missing day after Colombia boat sinks
3 dead, dozens missing after Colombia ferry sinks
FARC hands over second batch of weapons in Colombia
Death toll at 19 in Colombia landslides
13 dead in Colombia landslides
254 dead in Colombia flooding, mudslide
154 dead in Colombia after rivers overflow
FARC begins disarming in Colombia
ELN claims responsibility for Colombia bomb attack
Colombia, ELN rebels to begin peace talks
Fuel, electrical issues eyed in Colombia plane crash
Weather hampers rescue after Colombia plane crash
Government, FARC sign new peace deal in Colombia
Colombia pres. in US to shares details of peace deal
Colombia extends cease-fire with FARC
ELN rebels agree to peace talks with Colombia govt
Silent protest in Colombia in favorof FARC peace deal
Rejection of Colombia peace deal could fracture FARC
Uncertainty in Colombia as peace deal rejected
Colombians reject peace deal with FARC
End of Colombian war raises tough issues for both sides
FARC, Colombian government begin cease-fire
FARC declares cease-fire in Colombia
Colombian President Announces Ceasefire with the FARC
Colombia, FARC reach deal to end war
3 explosions at health insurers in Colombia’s capital
Cease-fire reached to end Colombia’s decades-long war
Colombia, FARC to announce bilateral cease-fire
Colombia tops UN list with most displaced persons
Colombian rebels free Spanish journalist
Missing journalists being held by Colombian rebel group
Colombia rebels to hand over minor fighters to govt
Colombia approves military force against criminal gangs
ELN rebels reject Colombia govt preconditions for talks
Military deployed to protect Colombian school children
Colombia, ELN guerrillas announce peace talks
Colombia govt confident of impending peace deal with FARC
Colombia says more than 45,000 disappeared in conflict
Colombia, FARC set date for final peace agreement
Colombia police seize huge haul of cocaine at airport
Colombia’s intelligence systems operating outside law: report
Santos unveils aid package for expelled Colombians
Nobel laureate’s ashes to return to Colombia
FARC, Colombia gov’t begin demining process
Colombians losing hope for government, FARC peace deal
FARC promises more attacks to destabilize Colombian economy
Colombian military murdered more than in 3,000 civilians
Colombian FARC to face 500,000 charges
FARC pushes for progress in Colombian peace dialogues
Truth commission planned in Colombia after peace talks
Colombian FARC rebels suspend unilateral cease-fire
Colombia negotiators urge guerrillas to cease landmine use
Colombia mudslide deaths rise amid reports of prior warning
Death toll rises to 69 in Colombian landslides
57 dead as Colombian river bursts its banks
FARC wants ‘day of pardon’ to apologize to Colombian victims
Colombia to discuss possible cease-fire with FARC
Colombia court limits adoption rights of gay couples
Colombian welfare group demands release of child soldiers
Colombia sends second team to peace talks with rebels
LatAm, Caribbean summit begins amid regional tensions
Colombian president in France seeking post conflict support
Colombia peace talks to resume in February
Colombian president clears way for cease-fire with guerrillas
Colombian guerrillas declare intention to stick with ceasefire
Colombia slow to respond to chikungunya outbreak, says report
Colombian guerrillas release kidnapped soldier
Colombian government reacts cautiously to cease-fire action
Nobel prize winner to appear on Colombian currency
Final group of Colombian victims visit Havana peace talks
Colombia and FARC to resume Peace Talks
Colombia wants to restart peace talks as freed general resigns
FARC releases 2 soldiers, condemns suspension of peace talks
Colombia’s president: Hostages to be released next week
FARC surprised by Colombia’s suspension of peace talks
Colombia suspends peace talks after general’s capture
Colombian guerrillas world’s third richest terror group
Long sentences for FARC fighters in Colombia natives court
Colombian victims of FARC guerrillas band together
Colombia’s capital worst for women public safety
The National Liberation Army rebels confirm talks with FARC guerrillas in Colombia
Colombia prohibits visitors from ebola stricken countries
Post Conflict wil cost Colombia US $45 billion
Forced recruitment of minors continues in Colombia
Bullflighting to Return to Colombian Capital
Colombia sends military envoy to peace talks in Havana
Guerrillas Attack Infrastructure in Colombia
Colombia’s Santos confident of Victory
Colombian presidential hopeful claims video a hoax
Violence Erupts in Colombian Capital
Scandals affect President’s re-election bid in Colombia
Freelance correspondent for Colombia
Multiple bombings paralyze Colombian pipeline
Colombian gov. and guerrillas’ peace talks ongoing
BBC
Colombia’s military faces challenges over peace talks
Colombian Army has growing Role in Flood Defence
Nukak disposession highlights Amazonian tribes’ plights
Seeking Garcia Marquez Magic in Colombia
En Busca de Macondo (BBCmundo spanish)
The Daily Beast
Who Will Hire Colombia’s Ex-Terrorists?
Where are the Bodies Buried in Colombia?
Did The U.S.-Cuba Deal Help Drive A Rebel Ceasefire in Colombia?
Wall Street Journal
Noise Levels Erupt on the Streets of Colombia as Elections Approach
Marx Rand Magazine
Latin Correspondent
Will Bogotá’s massive tire fire finally spur progress on dangerous emissions?
Debate over Cartagena plaque is fighting the wrong battle
Despite dialogues, recruitment of child soldiers continues in Colombia
The City Paper, Bogota: Editorials
To save Bogotá’s green belt, attack the issue not the person
Peace in Colombia beyond the signatures
Political scandals and the art of the ‘private’ selfie
Why Paris was bigger ‘news’ than other terror attacks
Please prove me wrong Mayor Peñalosa
Bogotá looks toward peace and a new mayor
Opinion: Never compromise. Stay angry.
The City Paper, Bogota
In the valley of the Vallenato
Not all lost for the Nukak Makú
Mompox: saints, sinners and masons
ASIS Security Management
Secure Activism 101: How to Survive a Demonstration
Contributoria
Cocaine: an uneasy paradox in the Colombian Pacific
Cash and Reconciliation in Colombia
Bogota, Choking Herself Forwards
CNN Traveller
Colombia: the Forgotten Conquistador
Providencia: Location, Location, Location
Ilha do Marajo: Treasure Island
Colombia-Politics
The Havana Peace Accords: The FARC’s Last Chance?
Colombia Reports
Colombia’s April Fool’s march against corruption or against peace?
Gustavo Petro, Bogota’s uncompromising heavy metal mayor
The Bogota Post
Santos: ELN Peace Talks Conundrum
Dialogo
Colombian ELN Rebels Free Kidnapped Canadian Engineer Gernot Wober
Colombia Launches Offensive Against Illegal Mining in Eight Departments
Most Colombians Believe FARC Peace Talks Will Bear Fruit, Says Survey
Colombia’s ELN Guerrillas Free 2 German Hostages Held Since November
Bogotá Inaugurates Innovative Municipal Drug Treatment Program
Colombia’s ELN Frees 5 Foreigners; Canadian Man Remains in Captivity
Colombians Brace for Violence as FARC Ends Unilateral Ceasefire
Colombia’s Anti-FARC Battle Plays Out on Airwaves, Social Media
Colombian Officials Debate Anti-FARC Strategies at Bogotá Seminar
FARC Attacks Terrorize Inhabitants of Southwestern Colombian Town
Colombian Soldier Landmine Injuries Treated At Bogotá Hospital
Flooding Prompts Humanitarian Response from Colombian Army
Latest Bogotá Bombing Targets Outspoken FARC Critic, Unnerves Residents
Colombian Troops Shut down FARC rebel Hospital in Bogota
Global Traveller
Huffington Post
Colombia’s Wild East, the Guajira Desert
Matador Network
6 Reasons you should Live in Latin America
Notes on Painting and Place: Loule and Mompos
Day in the Life of an Expat in Mompos
Bogota’s Banksy: Political Graffiti from Colombia’s Capital
Swapping Tourism for Cocaine in Guaviare, Colombia
Bulletproof Kimono: An Interview with Miguel Caballero
10 Reasons why Colombia is not as Dangerous as you think
10 Undiscovered Destinations in Colombia
Films that Misrepresent Colombia….and some which don’t
Daily Telegraph
Future Looks Bright for Panama
Where Ghostly Tales and Hidden Treasure are all in a day’s work
House-Hunting in Marquez Country
The Scrib
52 Things: A Hallucinogenic Trip Through The Jungle
The Independent
Colombia: A Long Way from Home
Sidetracked Magazine
Araracuara: Travels with Rambo
Perceptive Travel Magazine
Tranquilandia Transformed in Colombia
San Diego Reader
Caño Cristales, Colombia. On the region’s blood-red river, and other anomalies.
Providencia, Colombia: Tales of pirates and Puritans in this Caribbean island hideaway
Surinam: Outpost for the Scottish Diaspora
Into the Heart of Magic Realism Country
Striking a Balance in the Falklands
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Other Publications
Uncharted101: One Man’s Follies in Macondo
Talking About Colombia: “Was Gabo an Irishman?” By Guest blogger Richard McColl
Talking About Colombia: “Mompos.” By guest blogger Richard McColl.
Surinam: Distant Outpost for the Scottish diaspora: The Scotsman
Should’ve Been There: Running Times
Retire Worldwide: Cartagena, Colombia
Panama: More than a Waterway: At the Helm Magazine
The FIFA U20 World Cup: Global Football Today
Forgotten Histories: Jack Greenwell, Santa Fe’s Legendary English Coach: Global Football Today