Who’s to blame for the TransMilenio fare hike?

Mike Mackenna presents the case against the three principal suspects for the recent TransMilenio COP$200 fare increase, bringing the total cost to...

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...