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- 274: The Bogotá CyclistYou asked, we listened and delivered! Ep274 of the Colombia Calling podcast deals with cycling in Bogotá with none other than one of the original city cyclists, El Mono Nuñez. So, in an enjoyable and … Read more
- 273: Resisting War in ColombiaOliver Kaplan is an Assistant Professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He is the author of the book, “Resisting War: How Communities Protect Themselve … Read more
- 272: Bogotano por Accidente!Mark Litwicki has lived a colourful and varied life and has been a journalist, an academic, an actor and indeed, an author. One constant in his life appears to be his love for Colombia. So, it is a gr … Read more
- 271: Humanitarian Demining in ColombiaThe HALO Trust was founded in 1988 in response to the global humanitarian catastrophe caused by landmines. The problem was particularly acute in Afghanistan where thousands of civilians were being kil … Read more
- 270: Amalgama: Female Latin American Art Exhibition in LondonDaniela Galan is a Colombian artist and art historian from Goldsmiths University. She is also a former lawyer and philosopher of Los Andes University, with a five-year background in education and corp … Read more
- 269: Storytelling for Business in ColombiaHailing from Villavicencio and then growing up in California, Alma Quiroga has plenty of stories to tell about both the Llanos and the transition her life took when her family decided to transplant it … Read more
- 268: The British Legion in Colombia, Believers in South American Independence or Unruly Opportunists?Between 1810 and 1825, 7,000 English, Scottish and Irish mercenaries sailed to Gran Colombia to fight against Spanish colonial rule under the rebel forces of Simon Bolivar. Their motives were mixed. S … Read more
- 267: Tensions with the Government in Southwestern ColombiaMany of you based in Colombia will have seen the impacting images of the strikes and blockades in southwestern Colombia, principally in the departments of Cauca and Huila. Who is protesting and why? W … Read more
- 266: Talking to Angus Macqueen, Director of the documentary on Ingrid BetancourtColombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt was the world’s most famous hostage and in a massive surge of good luck, the Director of, "2320 Days in the Jungle," a documentary about In … Read more
- 265: Dehumanization of the "other" in Colombia's conflictYana Shevkirova came to my attention a few months ago after having written a compelling article about Bogotá on her website, www.rebelaffairs.com, entitled: "A City that Vacillates." So, it … Read more
