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No Man is a Prophet in his Own Land: The Gustavo Petro Interview

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Richard

When Bogota, Colombia’s Andean capital city awakes, the thin high altitude air enables an uninterrupted urban panorama punctuated only with pine covered mountains. This paradisiacal image, however, vanishes once the daily commute begins and gives way to traffic-heavy thoroughfares, packed … Continue reading →

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Head On Collision on the Carrera Septima, Bogota

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Richard

Bogota’s traffic today was eternal, unmoving and riddled with accidents, but the most evocative sight I spied as I inched along the Carrera Septima towards downtown was this poor guy, head on resting against the back of a bus. In … Continue reading →

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No Man is a Prophet in his Own Land: The Gustavo Petro Interview

Head On Collision on the Carrera Septima, Bogota

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