Counterculture icon William S. Burroughs traveled to Colombia in 1953 to try ayahuasca, a drug that disappointed the writer almost as much as the capital Bogota. Most of Burroughs’ experiences…
Colombia’s most powerful bankers have converted some of the country’s leading news media in platforms that defend the interests of suspected mafia figures. Newspaper El Tiempo on Sunday published a…
Rock and roll was quickly associated with juvenile delinquency after arriving in Colombia as the music and Hollywood movies inspired youth in Bogota to join gangs. Before US-born Jimmy Reisback…
Colombia’s migration policy sought to “whiten society” through immigration for more than half of the country’s history. The South American country’s history of migration policies is no more embarrassing than…
Colombia’s Sergio Arboleda University is the alma mater of far-right President Ivan Duque and notorious for its ties to organized crime. Named after a notoriously anti-democrat who violently opposed the…
Five families control almost all of Colombia’s media, using them to amplify their political clout and promote their business empires’ products and services. Sarmiento Clan Luis Carlos Sarmiento is the…
Presidential candidate Joe Biden should let incumbent President Donald Trump win the elections as an act of “chivalry,” according to Colombia’s most controversial television network. Journalist Luis Carlos Velez was…
Colombia’s weekly Semana appears to have teamed up with former President Alvaro Uribe in an attempt to smear a key witness in the far-right politician’s fraud and bribery trial. Far-right…
The dubious activity of the “honorable” family of TV anchor Maria Camila Orozco was part of Colombia’s cultural heritage before the journalist was even born. As if that wasn’t enough,…