Transport Bogotá: Construction to start on Bogotá’s metro

Are the brakes finally off for the Bogotá metro construction? The constructors say they will break ground in April. Is the Bogotá metro actually...

Colombia election watch: 3 questions for Bogotá’s Carlos Fernando Galán

We asked each of Bogotá's mayoral candidates three key questions. Find out what they had to say, starting (in alphabetical order) with Carlos...

Mayor of Bogotá ruffles feathers in attempt to rid pigeons from Plaza Bolivar

[caption id="attachment_32365" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Pigeons amass at Plaza Bolivar[/caption] Mayor Enrique Peñalosa is attempting to...

Bull on: Constitutional court rules bullfighting is legal

The Constitutional Court has taken the bull by the horns and ruled that bullfighting is legal. A decision by the Constitutional Court means...

Que Peña! Peñalosa’s recall recalled

[caption id="attachment_27935" align="alignnone" width="960"] Photo: Wikicommons[/caption] After some budgetary inconsistencies from the...

New crime measures in Bogotá after spike in robberies

[caption id="attachment_27490" align="alignnone" width="660"] Phones are the most common item stolen, with smartphones being predictably the most...