The long-term benefits of the post-peace economy

[caption id="attachment_15115" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Dr Ana María Ibáñez researches the microeconomic analysis of the armed conflict....

The Untouchables: getting a revisión técnica for your car

[caption id="attachment_21164" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Getting your car fixed in Colombia is more than a simple trip to the...

100 days of Peñalosa

[caption id="attachment_14928" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Mayor Peñalosa has been in office for 100 days. How has he faired?[/caption] As...

FILBo 2016: A fair share of books

Every April, as the rains start and the evenings get fractionally longer, Latin America’s largest book fair arrives in Bogotá, the mighty FILBo....

Desalination: well worth its salt

[caption id="attachment_14841" align="alignnone" width="960"] Villagers and members of Heliosyst work together to dig a well.[/caption] With La...

ELN: a chance for a ‘complete’ peace

[caption id="attachment_14829" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Frank Pearl, head of Colombia’s peace negotiation team, left, and Antonio García,...

Don’t leave good habits at home

[caption id="attachment_14801" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The ‘Apagar paga’ campaign has been challenging the country to save...

The power of pop

[caption id="attachment_14797" align="aligncenter" width="5152"] Photo: Ana María Salazar Echavarría[/caption] Azzam Alkadhi speaks to pop star...

Markets

A la orden sumercé. These words will no doubt bombard you when you visit any of the numerous plazas de mercado in Bogotá. A hub of gastronomical,...

Life through a lens

[caption id="attachment_14786" align="aligncenter" width="960"] López's winning photograph, ‘Momentum’[/caption] Paola Rey speaks to...