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Tag: bogota
Ep. 5: Emeralds & Loansharking in Colombia
Story from 2011 Bogota featuring two of Colombia’s dodgiest industries: emeralds and loansharking.
Ep. 2: Bogota Prison Murder & The Rise and Fall of Tachuela
Episode 2 of Expat Chronicles Radio podcast reading two old stories from Christopher Kavanagh in ‘Mad Outta Me Head’.
The Time I Met Alfonso Plazas Vega in Bogota
Alternate Title: A Look at the Shadetree U.S. Visa Industry, and the time I met a controversial military commander in prison.
Just Checked, Restaurant Service Still Sucks
A look at the inferior restaurant service in Peru and greater Latin America, with anecdotes from the cities where I’ve lived: Lima, Bogota and Arequipa.
Ten Things to Do in Bogota
An expat’s list of the top 10 things to do in Bogota including Monserrate, Salt Cathedral, Chapinero, Botero Museum, Zona Rosa, La Candelaria, Usaquen and more.