Gustavo Petro Mayor Bogota, Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verbs With Petro

Mark Kennedy’s article about the Petro situation contained quite a lot of interesting language.  Today, we-re going to examine some of the phrasal verbs...
Cycling in Bogota, Bogota bikes, Cycling

Two Wheels Good

Oli Pritchard sings the praises of cycling in the big bad city 07:45: I’m having a relaxed coffee before work, idly lounging in the cool...
Centro de Memoria Bogota, Bogota Arts

Reconcilliation Through Art

The most recent exhibitions at the Centro de Memoria have been garnering international attention - we met with the editor of ‘ArtReview’, and the...

The Mystery of San Agustin

We explore one of Colombia’s most ancient and mysterious destinations, where the magic of what was once a thriving civilization can be relived. Mention San...

McGuinness Optimistic On Peace Process

Irish politician Martin McGuinness takes time out during his first official visit to Bogotá to give his insights on the Colombian peace discussions. Northern Ireland’s...
Transmilenio Bogota, Female only Transmilenio

A Senseless Solution?

Jenny Boyle expresses her opinions about the recently implemented trial of women-only Transmilenio sections. The Transmilenio debate has opened up a nasty can of worms...
Estereo Picnic 2014

Estereo Picnic 2014

The festival breaks the bank but is worth every penny... Bogotá’s live music scene is just not comparable to those of major cities in Europe...

Que Pena Con Usted…

Brendan Corrigan dissects 'que pena', one of Colombia’s favourite phrases It’s not always best practice to translate sayings/phrases in one language directly into another and...

Droughts Part Of Wider ECO Conflicts

According to a study by European Union project Environmental Justice Organizations, Liabilities and Trade (EJOLT) released this week, Colombia scores first in the continent...
Ibero-American Theatre

Ibero-American Theatre Festival 2014

As you may have noticed from the posters adorning the doors, walls and lamp posts of the city, the thespians are coming to town. From...

Bogotá’s development statistics revealed

A report has outlined the main issues in Latin American megacities revolving around infrastructure and development. Carried out by The Inter-American Development Bank, the report...
2014 Indianapolis 500

Juan Pablo Montoya returns to IndyCar racing

The St Petersburg Firestone Grand Prix saw the return of Juan Pablo Montoya, who was competing in the open-wheel racing formula for the first...

JP Morgan Raise Weighting: Boosts Peso

American financial services firm JP Morgan announced this week that they plan to add more Colombian debt to two investment indexes popular with emerging...
Colombian World Cup Football Team

Colombia’s World Cup Hopes And Promises

With just over two months until the kick-off for the World Cup in Brazil, The Bogotá Post’s football expert follows the Colombia team’s preparations...

Report: No one will be untouched by climate change

A new United Nations report shines light on the ever growing seriousness of climate change. The destructive effects of climate change will affect everyone in...

Petro: Blow To Democracy

Bogotano voters are the real losers as Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced last week that he  was approving the impeachment of Bogotá Mayor...