‘In parks you only see dogs, never children’: can Bogotá adapt to its ageing population?
With a lower fertility rate than Tokyo and the number of pensioners rapidly rising, Colombia’s capital is being forced to change the way it thinks about growing old
‘World’s coolest dictator’ rides a surfing wave
El Salvador’s president hopes sport tourism will boost the economy and his votes. But attracting top surfers will not drown out civil rights critics
Bad Bunny puts Puerto Rico on the map – and sends a signal to Trump
As his sold-out residency in San Juan opens, the world’s biggest rumbero is giving a voice to millions of Latinos facing deportation in the US
How Colombia’s Wayuu girls are pedalling into a brighter future
Indigenous schoolgirls in the Colombian desert have gained independence on two wheels
Orocué, Colombia
Flying in the face of adversity with Colombia’s skyborne superheroes
The Good Times, Intrepid Travel
I travelled deep into Colombia’s rural hinterland with The Intrepid Foundation partner, the Colombian Civil Air Patrol, a medical brigade whose pilots bring pop-up hospitals to communities in need.
Unforgettable stays in Cartagena
Private islands, converted monasteries and colonial-era mansions make spending a night on Colombia’s Caribbean coast one to remember.
A spirit so good people are smuggling it in suitcases
Strong, sweet and steeped in history, viche could become to Colombia what mezcal is to Mexico. But Afro-Colombians are having to fight to save it from cultural appropriation
A guide to Cali, Colombia’s electrifying salsa capital
You hear Cali first, whether it’s the infectious anthems that spill from its cafes or the hypnotic pulse of its clubs. This tropical metropolis has been electrifying dance-lovers since Puerto Rican and Cuban musicians arrived via New York in the 1970s, mambo grooves in tow
How to spend a weekend in Bangladesh’s thriving artistic capital
Most tourists skip Bangladesh’s hectic capital. But the “city of mosques” is a dizzying blend of rickshaws, garment shops and imposing architecture, with a thriving grassroots arts scene
Beyond the beach on a gourmet tour of Mauritius where the cuisine is as appealing as it is informing
Mauritian cuisine reflects the island’s multicultural heritage: peer into any of the bubbling concoctions in the bustling bazaar and you will find a story that goes beyond the kitchen
