Expopet 2023 – the cat’s out of the bag!

Colombia’s biggest pet-focused space, Expopet 2023, opens on August 17 with a plethora of fun and games for furry (or scaly) friends Bogotanos...

Petro: Year One

A year after the election of Gustavo Petro as Colombia’s first ever leftist leader, what’s the verdict? In 2022, Colombia elected Gustavo...

Festival Estéreo Picnic 2023: ‘There’s this great musical heritage in Colombia and it should be more respected.’ Salt Cathedral talk culture and music

With Festival Estéreo Picnic just around the corner, we’re covering the local bands set to light up the event. Today it’s the turn of Salt...

Festival Estéreo Picnic 2023: Lalo Cortés is bringing jazz back

“We need to rethink jazz.” It can be a marmite genre, but soul singer Lalo Cortés is leading the charge to redefine rolo jazz for a new...

Festival Estéreo Picnic 2023: Dawer X Damper = A Bright Future

We’re always most excited by the local talent at Festival Estéreo Picnic, and today we’re talking to AfroFuturist stars...

Festival Estéreo Picnic 2023: Felipe Orjuela – “We need a Colombian invasion around the world playing cumbia”

Felipe recording with La Estudiantina Electrónica. Photo courtesy of Páramo Felipe Orjuela wants the world to put on dancin’ shoes and hit the...

Festival Estéreo Picnic 2023: Ha$loPablito, local hip-hop for local people

Our series on local bands at Festival Estéreo Picnic 2023 continues with Ha$loPablito, a hip-hop project that thinks global and acts...

Festival Estéreo Picnic 2023: Quien putas es Higuita en Chanclas?

In the run-up to Festival Estéreo Picnic 2023, we’re interviewing the local talent that are the heart and soul of the musical extravaganza. We...

Step into the extraordinary world of Sako Asko this weekend

Teusaquillo plays host to SakoAskoFest this weekend in a short-lived pop-up exhibition. We went to the launch to see why there’s so much buzz...

Oli’s Big Topic: Increased presence is nothing without action

We’re happy to see more police on the streets, but we’d also like to see crime go down. When a city loses respect for the police, chaos can...