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IDB America December 2004 Por Charo Quesada |
Staying on the Trapeze A program in Bogota rehabilitates former gang members by offering them vocational training and creative outlets.  |
BusinessWeek December 13, 2004 |
Colombia's Tough Policy Will Continue Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, one of Bush's key supporters in Latin America, enjoys high approval ratings because his crackdown on drug traffickers and the 40-year-old guerrilla movement.  |
Wired November 2004 Joshua Davis |
The Mystery of the Coca Plant That Wouldn't Die The war on Colombia's drug lords is losing ground to an herbicide-resistant supershrub. Is it a freak of nature - or a genetically modified secret weapon?  |
IDB America July 2004 Charo Quesada |
Citizen Auditors Bogota asks taxpayers to take responsibility for overseeing how the municipality spends its money.  |
IDB America June 2004 Charo Quesada |
The People's Police Why the residents of Bogota have come to love their police force, after years of suspicion and resentment.  |
IDB America June 2004 Charo Quesada |
The People Take Back Their Plaza In the barrios of Bogota, a unique type of neighborhood watch is improving security and making police work more effective.  |
IDB America June 2004 Charo Quesada |
Sherlock Holmes Didn't Work Alone In Bogota, traditional turf battles within the police system are giving way to cooperation and a focus on results.  |
IDB America June 2004 Mayra Buvinic |
Against the Odds Bogota proves that violence prevention can work, even in the toughest settings.  |
Outside July 2004 Bill Gifford |
Mountain Grown Victor Hugo Pena grinds for U.S. Postal and Lance, but make no mistake: Ultimately he pedals for the pride of his country, the violent and tumultuous Andean nation of Colombia.  |
TIME Europe June 21, 2004 Tim Padgett |
The New Druglords The war on narcoterrorism faces a new evil as Colombia's paramilitaries turn into a cocaine cartel.  |
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