Is Peace More Costly Than War?

[caption id="attachment_18045" align="alignright" width="280"] The Embassy of Colombia in London raises Colombian Flag of Peace next to its national...

FARC Confirms It Is Holding Colombian Army General

[caption id="attachment_3174" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Farc delegation in Havana, Cuba. Photo: democracyvanguard.com CC By...

A Blunder of Royal Proportions

[caption id="attachment_17273" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Prince Charles and his wife Camilla caused a stir while on their official royal visit...

Going out in Bogota

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Ain’t No Monkey Business

[caption id="attachment_3033" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Monkey House Chapinero[/caption] Bringing the best of the UK’s gastropub &...

Precise Imprecision

[caption id="attachment_12787" align="aligncenter" width="960"] “There were 50 odd people at his birthday party” - In this case, ‘odd’ means...

I’m A Friend Of The Enemies Of Peace

Adriaan Alsema rejects the polarisation of Colombians into “allies” and “enemies” of peace [gallery type="square"...

Transcolado

[caption id="attachment_1640" align="alignright" width="239"] The daily grind on Transmilenio now sets users back an extra 100 pesos[/caption] As...

The Big Debate: The estrato system

Last edition we asked for your thoughts on the Colombian estrato system. Two readers got in touch with their views...   Elizabeth...

International News In Brief…

  LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN Nicaragua: Twenty-two people have died during several days of heavy rain, nine of them in the capital Managua...