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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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More Images of the Aftermath of the “Paro Nacional Agrario”

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Richard

My taxi driver this morning was indignant, he was full of contempt for Bogota’s mayor Gustavo Petro, hatred for the President Juan Manuel Santos and possessed even more vitriol towards those who had turned a peaceful march – the Paro … Continue reading →

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