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Colombia Dispatch 2: The Slums of El Pozon
In a vast impoverished neighborhood near the Caribbean coast, Colombians invade vacant lots hoping to become landowners
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Colombia Dispatch 3: The Pedro Romero Program
The government’s attempts to battle poverty reach communities of refugees from violence in the countryside
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Colombia Dispatch 4: Palenque: An Afro-Colombian Community
Four hundred years ago, escaped slaves formed Palenque. Today, the Colombian town celebrates its African roots
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Colombia Dispatch 5: The Kogi Way of Life
Hidden in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, a Kogi village built with government support combines modernity with ancient traditions
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Colombia Dispatch 6: Accordion Rock Stars in Valledupar
Andres ‘Turco’ Gil’s accordion academy trains young children in the music of vallenato, the folk music popular across Latin America
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Colombia Dispatch 7: Turning Guns into Guitars
Musician Cesar Lopez invented a new type of guitar, made from the shell of an automatic weapon
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Colombia Dispatch 8: The Tagua Industry
Sometimes called “vegetable ivory,” tagua is a white nut that grows in Colombia that is making a comeback as a commodity worth harvesting
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Colombia Dispatch 9: The Story of Medellin
The Colombian city of Medellin is synonymous with the drug trade, but city leaders are hoping to keep the peace by building up communities
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Colombia Dispatch 10: Education for Demobilized Forces
In exchange for laying down their arms, soldiers from Medellin’s armed militias are receiving a free education, paid for by the government
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Colombia Dispatch 11: Former Bogota mayor Enrique Peñalosa
The former mayor of Colombia’s capital city transformed Bogota with ‘green’ innovations that employed the poor and helped the environment
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Colombia Dispatch 12: Still Striving for Peace
In spite of all the positive work that has done in recent years, there are concerns that the government may be cracking down too hard in the name of peace
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Doe (a Deer, a Female Deer) Born at the Zoo
An Eld’s Deer joins the National Zoo family
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How Dinosaur Poop Got Its Name
The term “coprolite” has its roots in the Greek language, derived from kopros, which means dung, and lithos, which means stone
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