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Displaced Embera community occupies Bogotá’s Parque Nacional

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Richard

Displaced from their ancestral lands in Choco due to increased violence, the Embera mother spoken to said that she and her family had been in Bogotá for two years. Roughly a fortnight ago they left the barrio of Los Mártires … Continue reading →

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The street cumbia band

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Richard

In which the author shares a few words with the members of a street cumbia band in Bogota. Continue reading →

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Bogotá under Quarantine

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Richard

An uncharacteristic calm hangs over the empty streets of a Bogotá under quarantine. Continue reading →

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A Walk in Bogotá’s Siete de Agosto

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Richard

The yellow zapatico taxi cut me off turning right on the Carrera 11 in Chapinero. No indicator right – sin la luz naranja de su direccional prendida – he was furious with me for taking the corner slowly. I flicked him … Continue reading →

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