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Colombia’s Presidential Elections – The “Golden Age” vs the “Anti-Establishment”

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Richard

On May 27 Colombians will vote in the first round of presidential elections, clearing the way for two candidates to face-off in a second round in June and – should we trust the polls – the two front-runners look set … 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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Coffee and Politics with the FARC: A Journey to Las Colinas, Guaviare

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Richard

I had been forewarned that our driver might utter some anti FARC commentary along the two-hour journey from San Jose del Guaviare to the temporary zone of concentration at Las Colinas. Bouncing along the rutted trail, passing tiny farming settlements … Continue reading →

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2017, Colombia’s Year of the Morrongo

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Richard

I know, I know, I have been circulating this word for a few weeks now – Morrongo, but it’s the best, if not the only way, to spew out a gristly morsel of what lays ahead of us here in … Continue reading →

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