Bogotá goes car free for first ‘Día Sin Carro’ of 2016
This Thursday, Bogotá residents will have to leave cars and motorcycles at home and get around on foot, bicycle or mass transit.
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TransMilenio, SITP fare hikes cost Bogotá commuters
TransMilenio and SITP fares will increase by $200 pesos next month to help cover a financial deficit and improve transit, according to Bogotá officials.
Santos, Peñalosa plan tackles security problems in Bogotá
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Bogotá Mayor Enrique Peñalosa worked together this week on a new Pact for Bogotá Security.
Three Bogotá adventures: Tejo, Tornado and wild roses
Three of The City Paper's writers suggest their favorite plans to spend a day in Colombia's capital city.
Festival Centro takes over downtown Bogotá
"Return to your center" with one week of free music across various stages in downtown Bogotá as part of the annual Festival Centro.
Noche de Velitas kicks off capital Christmas in Bogotá
Colombia's capital celebrates the Christmas season with candle lightings, concerts, ciclorutas and more.
Enrique Peñalosa elected Mayor of Bogotá
Enrique Peñalosa has clinched the second most important post in the country: Mayor of Bogotá. His four-year term starts January 1st 2016.
‘Supermoon’ Sunday: Watch the eclipse in Colombia
Millions around the world will be able to appreciate a Supermoon total lunar eclipse Sunday. In Bogotá, favourable weather is predicted to better observe this…
Bogotá to “BCool” with fashion
During three full days, Bogotá will host the fashion extravaganza 'BFashion' and which offers guests the chance to buy the latest in Colombian fashion.
Bogotá’s No Car Day: We’re moving
Coinciding with the end of European Mobility Week, Bogotanos take to the streets on the 3rd No Car Day of the 2015.
Meet and greet “Plutón”
As we marvel at the NASA pictures beamed from Pluto, the Bogotá Planetarium is hosting a series of events in honour of our distant planet.
A night at a ‘Gallera’ in Bogotá
Writer Alden Pyle decides to give the clubs a miss and explore the sub-culture of cock fighting in Chapinero
Two explosions target Bogotá
Two explosions targeted Bogotá Thursday, one just blocks from the Stock Exchange, the other in the industrial zone of Puente Aranda.
Bogotá Buskers revitalize the Carrera Séptima
Countering a stigma attached to street performance, a video project brings us closer to the musicians of Bogotá's centro.
Bogotá: Punk’s Not Dead
Writer Sarah Genner describes a weekend in the capital and her behind the scenes at the alternative punk rock festival 4 Extraños Fest.
Bogotá opens vulnerable barrios to art
From photography workshops to street theatre, Bogotá’s patchwork of barrios are embracing alternative spaces for art.