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Bogota

Bogota quarantine: Nobody is hiring mariachis anymore

August 5, 2020 Christopher Burke Coronavirus, International One comment

In quarantine here in Bogotá, the days flow into more days. But sometimes the routine of sameness is broken up. At a certain moment,

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Covid19

Life by numbers

April 29, 2020 Christopher Burke Coronavirus, International One comment

Once upon a time, we had Paint by Numbers. Now suddenly, we have Life by Numbers. Numbers circulate in our daily 2020 lives just

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Bogota

Quarantined in Bogota

April 6, 2020 Christopher Burke Coronavirus, International One comment

A friend asked me on Whatsapp today how my cats were doing. They’re doing just fine. Early on, I fretted about having enough food

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Colombia

9 things I’ve learned in 9 years in Colombia

June 1, 2019 Christopher Burke Cities, International One comment

In 1971 after graduating college, I left Ireland. The zeitgeist and personal choice led me to the US, first to Ohio and then to

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How not to upgrade a public bus system: Bogotá, Colombia

May 29, 2013 Christopher Burke Cities, International, Transportation 2 comments

Bogotá, Colombia, has been celebrated and emulated worldwide these past 10 years for its innovative Transmilenio system of articulated buses. Reports regularly appear in

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The piggy banks of Colombia

April 16, 2012 Christopher Burke Business, Economy, International One comment

They sell piggy banks on the streets of Bogotá, and I imagine across Colombia, daily.  Handmade in the red clay of Rolland Garros, these

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A national ID card at work, Colombia-style

May 27, 2011 Christopher Burke Civil Rights, Government, International One comment

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! 

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Bogota bus bingo: “Penny wars” meet 21st century

April 14, 2011 Christopher Burke International, Transportation 5 comments

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

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