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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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Colombia

The complicated, ever-evolving, nitty-gritty of peace in Colombia

June 24, 2019 Christopher Burke Corruption, International One comment

In November 2016, then-Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed peace agreements with the FARC (the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia,) Colombia’s largest guerrilla group

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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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Venezuela

A country in ruins: A mother’s death in Venezuela

April 30, 2019 Eduardo Ponce International One comment

I don’t want to leave, but I have to. When I left, I didn’t want to go. But in Venezuela, there was nothing more

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Brexit

Brexit, Colombia, Trump, and the threat of the unexpected

November 4, 2016 Christopher Burke 2016 Election, International, Widgets: Polls Leave a comment

This year pre-Brexit, polls in Britain were equivocal. Would Britain continue as a member of the European Community? Nobody knew. However, in the weeks

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Adios, CNN International…for now

June 22, 2016 Christopher Burke International, Media Leave a comment

I find myself in an odd place: abroad. Until recently, I had CNN International included in my cable package. I had come to view

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Addictions: Coffee, cocaine, and U.S. policy in Colombia

June 9, 2015 Christopher Burke Foreign Policy, International, Legal issues/Law One comment

We are in love with our morning coffee. What could be more American? Coffee more than pie? Just possibly! What if our morning caffeine

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flushing

Adventures in flushing: Colombia edition

May 16, 2015 Christopher Burke Environment, International One comment

We sanitize happily in the United States. In fact, we are blessed to not have to pay a lot of attention to our toilets

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Peso pinching in Colombia

March 8, 2015 Christopher Burke Cities, International Leave a comment

A penny is a penny is a penny. Or in this case, as we are in Colombia, a peso is a peso is a

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Trying to make sense of Colombia’s “Strata” economic system

September 9, 2014 Christopher Burke International 5 comments

When I first moved here, the Colombian concept of Strata was one of the most difficult things for me to get my head around.

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