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Bolívar’s refuge

By Richard Emblin -

Following a turn of the century restoration, the Quinta de Bolívar is an oasis of history just minutes from downtown Bogotá.

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Rockets and the damned

By Richard Emblin -

French Guyane is an outpost of European civility in South America, home to rocket scientists and a notorious prison colony.

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Landmarks lost in time

By Constanze Graesche -

Not a city for the sentimental, Bogotá’s historic landmarks often crumble and decay, but those that remain are legend.

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The mighty sancocho

By The City Paper Staff -

A relatively simple soup with a world of significance in Colombia, sancocho stands for home, family and history.

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The last Madonna

By The City Paper Staff -

Owned by a Colombian, Raphael’s last Madonna rests in a bank in New York, and its journey to get there is legend.

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