Opinion

Debate hinges on whether the metro will travel above or below ground, but the most important thing is that Bogotá's future metro system works.

Between now and January, Enrique Peñalosa must be visionary to pull Bogotá back from the brink, writes Richard McColl.

A new mayor will guide Bogotá in a post-conflict Colombia, and it won't be an easy job.

From the 'canción protesta' to his fear and loathing of vallenato, writer Richard McColl tries to keep his cool with Bogotá's music culture.

As candidates for Mayor of Bogotá present their agendas, the capital is in dire need of leadership and unity to face difficult challenges.

Opinion writer Richard McColl know his English Premiere League football and begins to match the team with the front running candidates.

Frustration and anger over the due process of law is allowing vigilante justice to prosper along the Colombian coast.

To compete Colombia must develop its human resource base and break free from traditional economic thinking on trade and mining.

Despite negativism surrounding the current state of the peace talks with FARC, progress is being made on the lamdmine front.

Synthetic cannabinoids have been detected in more than 90 countries and a dangerous trend for public health.

What can one expect in a state where political governance shows a heavy short-term bias that favours quick results?

Columnist Richard McColl argues that without a clear investment in public transportation the benefits for Bogotános of No Car Day are in vain.

While President Santos will have to put a possible peace to voters, Colombians seem more concerned about taxes and an uncertain economic future.

On Sunday, April 12th a strange, erratic and "shape-shifting" object was spotted in the sky over Colombia's capital.

Arbitrary increases in property taxation in many parts of Colombia could have severe implications for those who try and preserve heritage homes.

Public opinion in the U.S. is divided about the performance of the C.I.A. and N.S.A. during the Bush and Obama presidencies.