El crimen organizado lanza una estrategia oscura, altamente peligrosa y llena de crueldad: secuestrar, captar a la fuerza o con promesas engañosas a jóvenes desde los 13 años en adelante en la localidad de Ciudad Bolívar, en el sur de Bogotá. A través de seguimientos de...
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@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this blog story, click here.] ‘Why are you going by bus when flights are cheap?’ That’s how some Bogotá acquaintances reacted when they heard I was taking the land route for my grand return after a 12-year absence to...
Continuar leyendoArtículo que describe la esperanza del pueblo colombiano en el gobierno del presidente Gustavo Petro.
Continuar leyendo@wwaycorrigan [For an audio version of this blog story, click here.] To a man, woman and non-binary individual, practically all Colombians I talk to echo my sentiments that it’s been a difficult year income-wise. Of course, many people say that their financial situation is...
Continuar leyendoDeclaración de la segunda independencia de Colombia.
Continuar leyendo@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/video version of this blog story click here.] Bucolic bliss. The rural idyll. Like anything that refers to perfection, the reality is different. Nothing in this world is perfect. What we strive for is to have as many positives as possible in whatever...
Continuar leyendo@wwaycorrigan [For an audio version of this blog story click here.] It’s been quite eventful on the news front in Colombia of late, even more so than normal. We’ve had corruption allegations leading right up to President Petro that have resulted in some high-profile...
Continuar leyendoAnálisis del modelo económico colombiano.
Continuar leyendo@wwaycorrigan [For an audio version of this blog story click here.] OK, I’m probably not the best housemate to have. More precisely, I’m closer to being the worst housemate. The biggest reason for this is that I wish I didn’t have to share accommodation...
Continuar leyendo@wwaycorrigan [For an audio version of this blog story click here.] ‘You can’t unring a bell.’ Of the many quips former Ireland men’s rugby coach, Eddie O’Sullivan, has uttered, that one regularly reverberates in my mind. A different ball game In...
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