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How to Write about Colombia

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Richard

Upon your descent into Bogotá, gaze fixedly at the countryside and squint carefully to see where the tracer bullets, aimed at downing your aircraft en route from the evil imperial power in the North, are coming from. If you are … Continue reading →

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Corruption and Uribe, the road to Colombia’s elections 2018

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Richard

Colombia’s politicians continue to fall foul of the law in terms of corruption, many suspect the 2018 presidential elections will be less transparent than ever before   In July, former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe Velez, outspoken at the best of … Continue reading →

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Escobar, Drugs and Hostels in Colombia

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Richard

For some time I have been observing and attempting to identify a couple of the more idiosyncratic tendencies in the Colombian psyche. My latest conundrum surrounds that of the need to place the blame, create an excuse and indeed shirk … Continue reading →

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A Bleeding Puente in Pacho

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Richard

“You bleed too much,” said my doctor as she stitched up my hand in the Emergency room of the San Rafael Hospital in Pacho, Cundinamarca. I had arrived just 20 minutes previously, making the 80km journey from Bogota in good … Continue reading →

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