Mike's Bogota Blog

An Oxxo about to open in Las Aguas, beside the Plaza del Periodista. Get your junk food fix here: An Oxxo window on 19th street. ...

An anti-social act? Giving food to a homeless old man in Bogotá. (Photo: El Banquete del Bronx ) Chalk this one up on the list of ...

Cases of sugary soft drinks for sale. We all know that obesity causes diabetes, heart disease and even cancer, as well as myriad oth...

Offering yacón in farmer's market. A big tuber. You've probably seen carts of them for sale on the street or in bins in...

Today I came upon what should have been a purely cheery scene in Parque de la Independencia: a bunch of kids on a school outing. Th...

Colombians appear bent on adopting the ways of life of those oh-so-admirable 'modern' developed nations. And those habits in...

Entrance to the Mercado de Egipto.  The Egipto neighborhood's traditional market has operated for about as long as anybody ca...

'They're invading us.' These very sincere folks were demonstrating on Ave. Septima today against transgenic seeds, which...