Who’s behind Basura Cero?

[caption id="attachment_5219" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Basura Cero, Bogotá Photo: Nick Ibister[/caption] Rubbish collectors: you see them...

To be or not to be

Katie Jacoby gets ser-ious about ser and estar It’s one (or two) of the most commonly used verbs, and one of the biggest bugbears for Spanish...

What we talk about when we talk about cycling

[caption id="attachment_5202" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Cyclists gathering for the beginning of the World Bicycle Forum in...

BikeFest comes to Bogota

All eyes are on Medellin’s World Bicycle Forum, BikeFest, but Bogota is putting on its own cycle-themed event, as Oli Pritchard explains So...

Putting the CO in ARCO

[caption id="attachment_5184" align="aligncenter" width="600"] ARCO exhibition[/caption] Alejandra Chipatecua takes a look at what is on show at...

Pull up a chair

[caption id="attachment_5194" align="alignright" width="300"] Doris Salcedo. Photo: Youtube[/caption] Salcedo cracks US art scene with Chicago...

What’s hot in the art world

Subjective Atlas of Colombia Bringing together paintings, works and prints from 46 artists, which use only the three colours of the Colombian flag,...

Bogotá recycling – A waste of time

[caption id="attachment_5164" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Doña Juana landfill on the outskirts of Bogotá.[/caption] Charlotte Ryan...

No smoke without fire

[caption id="attachment_5151" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Bogota buses have to meet strict pollution targets.[/caption] As Bogota’s outgoing...

Writing and wronging

[caption id="attachment_5117" align="alignright" width="600"] Creative writing can be child’s play when you know how! Photo: Alex Martinez CC BY...