When I first moved here, the Colombian concept of Strata was one of the most difficult things for me to get my head around.
Author: Christopher Burke
Christopher Burke is a freelance writer and cartoonist based in Bogota, Colombia. His cartoons are often in the pages of the Chronicle of Higher Education and are always found at http://www.burkecartoons.com. His observations on daily life in Colombia can be found at http://christopherburkecolombia.wordpress.com.
Mauricio Mayorga and his Clean Garbage Project
Mauricio Mayorga, a Colombian artist, loves sand, the beach, the ocean and the sea (all beaches, all oceans and all seas). Many of his
How not to upgrade a public bus system: Bogotá, Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia, has been celebrated and emulated worldwide these past 10 years for its innovative Transmilenio system of articulated buses. Reports regularly appear in
The piggy banks of Colombia
They sell piggy banks on the streets of Bogotá, and I imagine across Colombia, daily. Handmade in the red clay of Rolland Garros, these
A national ID card at work, Colombia-style
Colombia’s government wants to know the color of my underwear. When I went to buy underwear at a store here in Bogotá recently, surprise!
Bogota bus bingo: “Penny wars” meet 21st century
Is your city’s bus system really outrageous? For perspective, you might want to compare what goes on in your area with what happens on the