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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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Beautiful Bogota or How I Came to Love the Smog

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Richard

Something has to give in beautiful Bogota. The smog in this city now borders on the ludicrously dangerous. I have not looked for statistics on cases of juvenile asthma or other respiratory conditions, I’ll leave that to the experts in … Continue reading →

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One Day in Bogota

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Richard

You can see everything in one day in Bogota. No, I am not talking of a whistle-stop tour of the Candelaria taking in the Donacion Botero, the Museo del Oro, heading up for lunch in the Zona G, before shopping … Continue reading →

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