Strict quarantine to return to Bogotá

As coronavirus continues to grow in the capital, mayor Claudia López has announced stricter rules as of Monday. Quarantine in Bogotá will return...

Oli’s big topic: Who polices the police?

There’s a clear discrepancy between what is officially allowed and what is actually happening in Bogotá at the moment. Police aren't enforcing...

The bicycle messenger during coronavirus: “People are treating the rules much more lightly.”

Although many are working from home, some people have been working throughout the emergency. We spoke to a bicycle messenger, a key worker on the...

Orange Alert: New coronavirus controls in parts of Bogotá

Day 58 of quarantine saw special measures introduced for five areas in Bogotá, and protests from sex workers. The banners showing that Chapinero...

Key medical worker says, ‘We are far from flattening the curve’

Coronavirus doesn’t only affect medical staff who work directly with patients affected by the illness. The knock-on effect to other areas of...

Key medical workers in the coronavirus crisis: The respiratory nurse

Many are working from home, others have no work to go to. Some people, though, are key workers for society in the COVID-19 crisis and have to...

Small businesses suffer from the coronavirus lockdown

As talk grows of an extension to the national quarantine due to the coronavirus, many small businesses are worried. Small businesses are often...

What it’s like going out during Bogotá’s quarantine

As the city winds down, it hasn’t quite turned off completely. Parque Nacional is almost empty on the first day of quarantine. Photo: Oli...

Visas in the time of the coronavirus

Worried about your visa/travel situation with the recent coronavirus restrictions? We got answers from Migración Colombia about some common...

Oli’s big topic: You’re not Batman

Taking the law into your own hands isn’t the sign of a functioning society. Batman takes vigilante justice to the next level. We’ve all...