Coronavirus lockdown: Some hope for those on the breadline

The COVID-19 lockdown has brought – or exacerbated – the hardships felt by many on a daily basis. Here’s how two local restaurants...

Coronavirus leaves tourists stranded in Colombia

As countries around the world struggle to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus, many tourists are stranded and unable to get home. It is one...

Guardia Indígena join Bogotá marches

Indigenous groups have been arriving in the capital in recent days and are participating in the third national strike. The Guardia Indígena...

Toquerolazo: Music for the people

Toquerolazo de Queda: Local musicians add a new note to the protests. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_skGU3lpLDI Los Fumadores playing at the...

Bogotá’s Scooters: Harmless fun or serious hazard?

Over the last few months, Bogotá has seen an increase in the number of people ditching buses and bikes in favour of electric scooters created by...

Café Pushkin still pushing for reintegration of former FARC members.

Emerging businesses from guerrilla backgrounds like Café Pushkin feel the pressure after some ex-FARC leaders rearm. Café Pushkin can be found...

Q&A: Change.org’s Amazon rainforest fire campaign

We speak to the people behind yesterday’s protests outside the Brazilian embassy to put pressure on the government to take action to stop the...

Promoting Human Rights through film

Colombia will host the sixth International Festival of Cinema for Human Rights, starting on August 23. The 6th Human rights film festival starts...

Monsieur Periné and others: Live from the stage to your screen

Bogota’s Teatro Mayor is broadcasting a live stream of 10 of its top artistic performances via the platform TeatroDigital, which can be accessed...

Salsa comes to the capital with the World Salsa Open and other events.

Salsa is coming to the capital these months. Photo: David and Paulina, flickr It looks as though Bogotá may be the place to be for salsa this...