Gay Bogotá

With the recent legalisation of same sex adoption in Colombia, we thought we’d take a look at what the capital has to offer the LGBT Bogotá...

Taxing times

Faye Griffiths argues that we have a moral responsibility to pay tax - even in a country with a history of corruption While I should’ve been...

Are YOU risking deportation? Working in Colombia

[caption id="attachment_8689" align="alignnone" width="594"] It is your responisbility to have all your paperwork in order, or you could end up in...

Thanks for the grub

Thanksgiving is upon you and the American readers among us will no doubt be busily planning the best way to celebrate the occasion here in the...

The Bogota Anglo Theater does The Eight Reindeer Monologues

Rudolph is nowhere to be seen, Santa is on trial, and the deepest darkest secrets of the North Pole are about to be revealed. The dark comedy that is...

Detective Marañón

[caption id="attachment_8564" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Salomón Simhon at the opening of his film in Bogotá.[/caption] 3.5/5...

James Bond: Spectre

4/5 stars Another Bond, another tired cliché. Girls, fast cars, and international espionage. Daniel Craig has recently stated he would only play...

Que viva la música

2.5/5 stars Sex, drugs, salsa and rock & roll. That pretty much sums up Que viva la música, a movie inspired by Andrés Caicedo’s 1977...

Alejandro Ordóñez: Serving the people?

Procurador Alejandro Ordóñez is in charge of supervising most of Colombia’s public servants, and as such is one of the most powerful figures in...

Restaurant review: Barbekü

A few months ago, Barbekü (meaning ‘grill’ in Turkish) opened its doors in bohemian Usaquén, adding to the area’s collection of extraordinary...