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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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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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