Mike's Bogota Blog

Capt. Wu Hong under arrest. (Photo: El Tiempo ) Colombia aspires to be a plugged-in, globalized nation, and arguably its most glob...

A traditional toys fair in Bogotá suggest, well, traditional toys, probably made right here in Colombia. But the 'Traditional T...

Made in Colombia? Or just sucked out of Colombia's earth? Colombia's exports to the U.S. and China are overwhelmingly raw m...

'No more Chinese shoes,' marchers demand. A cross on Plaza Bolivar blames contraband shoes.. Shoemakers marched down A...

Boy scouts relaxing in sombrero vueltiao hats today in La Candelaria. The news that one of Colombia's national symbols, the somb...

A cartoon in El Tiempo asks what the point is of a Free Trade Agreement with China when almost everything is already imported from Chi...

Harold Carrillo, facing a death sentence in China for cocaine smuggling.  Part of a trend? Colombia is appealing to Chinese official...

The Magdalena River today.  The Magdalena River is Colombia's Mississippi , flowing for 1,540 kilometers and draining parts or all o...

Colombian coal train  Being the only South American nation with coasts on two oceans has long been a source of geological pride for Colo...