App-y Bankers: Smartphone banking in Colombia

[caption id="attachment_27650" align="alignnone" width="960"] Smartphone apps can make banking easier than you can imagine.[/caption] The future of...

No two-up, the controversial ban on pillion passengers

[caption id="attachment_27599" align="alignnone" width="640"] Is this the face of city crime?     Photo: Gerald Barr[/caption] The capital’s...

Film review: I, Tonya, the story of Tonya Harding

[caption id="attachment_27504" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding[/caption] I, Tonya tells the story of American figure...

In our Hay days – tips and observations from the Hay Festival

[caption id="attachment_27512" align="alignnone" width="960"] Eduardo Posada-Carbo and Juan Esteban Constaín discuss 'The novel as history' Photo:...

The Elrow extravaganza comes to Bogotá

March 3 will see Elrow – the movement that has become known as the home of fun, craziness and the best of electronic music – elbowing its way...

Rubbish piles up on the streets of Bogotá

[caption id="attachment_27322" align="alignnone" width="960"] Rubbish piles up again on the streets of the city, attracting vermin. Photo: Sergio...

Interview with ex-FARC commander: ‘No instruction manuals for peace’

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrwfYlIEwKM[/embed] Video: Danny Concha, Cuentos Colombianos This video interview visits a...

Film review: Ciro & yo

In Ciro & yo, Colombian director Miguel Salazar tells the story of his relationship with Ciro, a survivor of the violence that has plagued their...

Photo story: Carnaval de Negros y Blancos

The Carnaval de Negros y Blancos was proclaimed by UNESCO as one of the Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Heritage of humanity. It traces its...

The struggle of Venezuelans in Bogotá

For decades, Colombia has seen more emigration than immigration. But now the tables have turned and the country is an increasingly appealing place to...