Let's talk Latin America
Let's talk Latin America
What does it mean to share stories of the terrible things you have seen and felt? Does remembering keep the pain alive? Should we share our stories or put them behind us? What if other people want you to forget? These were the first four questions posed to the group of 100 or […]
On Thursday the 24th November 2016, Bristolatino editor Rebecca Wilson joined Colombians gathering in Bogotá’s main square Plaza Bolívar, to celebrate the signing of the new peace agreement between Santos’ government, the FARC, and the Colombian public. Large screens streamed live footage from Colon Theatre, situated just behind the square, and speakers amplified the national anthem, sung by […]
Two Colombian musicians living in Bristol, Han Luis Cera and José Barco, give their opinion on fighting for peace in their country from the other side of the world. Rebecca Wilson reports. After the referendum 2nd October, the Colombian population has been separated almost completely down the middle, due to divisive political tactics from both the ‘Sí’ […]
Currently interning at Bogotá newspaper El Tiempo, Rebecca Wilson writes about the shock of the Colombian ‘No’ vote to the historic peace deal from the ground I woke up tired, but excited. And hopeful. At 3am on a disturbingly quiet Saturday night (the ‘ley seca’ came into play at 6pm, meaning no one could buy […]
BristoLatino features editor Georgina Turner asks whether the recent agreement on justice made at the Havana peace talks can be considered the beginning of the end of the Colombian internal conflict. Everybody is talking about the recently released Netflix series Narcos, which dramatizes Pablo Escobar’s long reign as head of Medellin’s infamous drug cartel and his criminal methods of control. As […]