Transport in Bogotá: The first big issue in the 2023 elections
Transport in Bogotá is often a nightmare, with the city frequently paralysed. We take a look at the issues the next mayor will face.
Petro: Year One
After one year of Gustavo Petro, how has Colombia's first leftist leader done? We chart the ups, downs and shrugs on his first anniversary.
Iván Mordisco: back from the dead
The reappearance of the FARC EMC guerrilla leader, armed to the teeth, spooks the Colombian peace process.
Hippos need culling, says report
Colombia is home to 200 hippos, according to a report which proposes hunting those which escaped from drug baron Escobar’s ranch in the 1990s
A Forgotten Barrio Fights to Keep the Water Running
In rural Bogotá, a neglected community’s project to provide potable water faces increasing challenges.
Passing by verdant hills and...
River boats, Caracas connections and flying hippos: the Bogotá Buzz is...
Our regular round-up of Colombia news that caught the world’s eye.
Pablo’s hippos: wild ones...
“Our resistance is education”: the social obstacles to abortion access in...
Educator and activist Mariana Sanz de Santamaría is determined to break down social stigma through reproductive rights education and increase abortion access...
Going Local: 15 minute cities – is Bogotá one?
The ‘everything local’ urban concept of 15 minute cities – coined by a Colombian living in Paris - is now under attack...
From feminine resilience to feminine leadership
Survivors of sexual violence raise their voices and work together for justice.
Medellín’s homeless population at increased risk due to coronavirus
They’ve already been through trauma. Now COVID-19 is a ticking time bomb for Medellín’s most vulnerable