Bogota Festivals

Vade Retro Gypsy Circus, September 4-20, Teatro Varasanta An outlandish cabaret show, bringing together some of the most important artists the city...

Football Shorts

Reds High, Blues Low We are almost halfway through the Liga Postobon so it’s time for some half-time team talks. In the battle for the top eight...

Athlete Profile: Radamel Falcao García Zárate

   [caption id="attachment_184" align="alignright" width="300"] Falcao at United[/caption] From Santa Marta to Manchester United  Just...

A Tale Of Two Restaurants: Bistro el Bandido and Sant Just

Duncan Hall visits Bistro el Bandido and Sant Just   (more…)

Quirky Colombians

Malcolm Douglas looks at some very Colombian peculiarities   When you’ve lived here for long enough to get sucked into the daily grind,...

Dates For Your Diary…

GRIDLOK & PROLIX, October 3, Venue TBC Two internationally-renowned electronica DJs, joined by numerous special guests, arrive in Bogota to show...

Musicians On The Market

The Bogota Music Market (BOmm) kicks off for the third time on September 10, with more than 1,200 aspiring artists registered for the event on...

Petro Orders Investigation Into Son

NICHOLAS PETRO, the mayor of Bogota’s son, has been accused of involvement in “irregularities,” prompting his father to ask the Office of the...

Santos’ Strongman In The Chief Prosecutor’s Office

[caption id="attachment_205" align="alignleft" width="275"] Chief Prosecutor Eduardo Montealegre.[/caption] Columnist Adriaan Alsema points out that...

World News Round-Up…

LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN Mexico: Torture is rife in Mexico and is routinely used by authorities to extract confessions, according to a new...