Nov 29, 2022
La Niña is hitting us hard here in Colombia and much of the
country is under threat of floods, people are losing their homes
and livelihoods. Previous governments have done so little to help
vulnerable communities until it is too late.
What is La Niña (not to be confused with El Niño)
La Niña and its more famous...
Nov 22, 2022
In a lucky turn of events, I was contracted by National
Geographic and Lindblad as a cultural specialist for Colombia on
their recent expeditions from Cartagena to Panama and back.
Hugging the Caribbean coastline, our journey departed from
Cartagena before taking in Santa Cruz del Islote, Isla Tintipan,
Tuchin, the...
Nov 15, 2022
On this week's Colombia Calling podcast, Adriaan Alsema,
director of Colombia Reports (www.colombiareports.com) joins us to
discuss the recent declarations made by president Gustavo Petro
about the use of cocaine and its effects on Colombia's environment
and society.
Where does a legalization of cocaine begin and why...
Nov 8, 2022
On this week's Colombia Calling podcast (Ep448), we get the
chance to speak to Ceasar, a 34 year-old Venezuelan webcam model
based in Medellin.
We learn about the webcam industry, how he got into this business,
the business model of webcams, the legality of it, fetishes and
finally, the webcam industry's close...
Nov 1, 2022
Channeling a late-era sound not dissimilar to Joe Strummer of
the Clash, friend to the Colombia Calling podcast, singer
songwriter Kevin McCaffrey joins us from the southwestern city of
Cali to speak about his latest single, "Punk Rockin' Blues" and the
creativity behind it.
You'll remember McCaffrey from his last...