Bogotá
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LIFE
Bogotá Finds Cali’s Rhythm as Petronio Turns Earthquake Grief into a Lifeline
Bogotá’s Petronio Álvarez festival extension brings Pacific music and Afro-Colombian craftsmanship to a city far from the earthquake’s worst destruction.…
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AMERICAS
Colombia’s Bogota Cemetery Turns Into an Archive Where Missing Names Wait
Under a white tent at Bogotá's Cementerio del Sur, forensic teams carefully lay out bones on kraft paper, trying to…
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LIFE
Bogotá Ballroom Beats Turn Queer Survival Into Glittering Radical Joy
Under neon lights and pounding beats, Bogotá's ballroom scene has become a refuge where queer and trans Colombians turn dance…
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LIFE
Colombia’s Clay Artist Sculpts Memory, Empathy, and Viral Conscience
In a Bogotá apartment that doubles as a memorial, Edgar Humberto Álvarez molds Colombia's pain and resilience into plastilina sculptures—turning…
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LIFE
From Colombia to Kyiv: The War in Ukraine Recruits Far from Home
News that a charter flight carrying fifty Colombian ex-soldiers is en route to Ukraine has jolted regional security analysts, raising…
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ANALYSIS
Colombia’s Child Sicarios Echo Escobar Era in Digital Age Recruiting
A single teenager squeezing a trigger at a Bogotá rally has torn Colombia's fragile calm away. The alleged hitman is…
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AMERICAS
Opposition Smells Slow-Motion Coup as Colombia’s Petro Bypasses Congress with Referendum
President Gustavo Petro has stunned Bogotá by decreeing a nationwide referendum for August 7—his third anniversary in office—to revive a…
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AMERICAS
Colombia Pioneers Safe Heroin Injection Transforming Latin American Reality
Inside an unmarked room in a modest Bogotá district, people openly inject heroin under the cautious gaze of trained staff.…
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ECONOMY
Water Crisis in Bogotá Threatens Colombia’s Economy
Bogotá’s water reservoirs are critical, and the capital faces severe water rationing. This crisis could have far-reaching economic consequences, affecting…
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Environment
Brazilian Caught Smuggling Endangered Frogs at Bogotá Airport
In a shocking wildlife trafficking incident, Bogotá police apprehended a Brazilian woman at El Dorado Airport for carrying a suitcase…
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