Petro’s purgatory

Scott Figler assesses the outgoing mayor's legacy When it comes to mayor Gustavo Petro, it seems like the haters just don’t stop hating....

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...

Bogota: The race for mayor

Daniel Steel takes a look at what’s at stake in the Bogotá mayoral elections - analysing where the four leading candidates stand on five key...

Chaos on Colombia-Venezuela border

[caption id="attachment_7734" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Venezuelan National Guard protecting the closed border at the Simón Bolívar...

Prisons: Chronicle of a brutality foretold

[caption id="attachment_7071" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Living conditions in Valledupar Prison. Photo:...

‘This is the best effort we ever had at peace’

[caption id="attachment_16432" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Representatives of the government, FARC, Cuba and Norway at the negotiating table in...

No smoke without fire

[caption id="attachment_5151" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Bogota buses have to meet strict pollution targets.[/caption] As Bogota’s outgoing...