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Treatment of women in Colombia

How are Colombian women treated by their husbands and boyfriends? The reason I ask is that there are a lot of Colombian immigrants here in Spain, and it seems like every time I pick up the paper I read about another Colombian woman being killed by her spouse. Is it common over there for macho men to beat the living bejesus out of their women? ...

Why don't gringos learn Spanish?

Why the hell is it that so many gringos that go to live in Spanish-speaking countries never learn more than a few words of the language? I've never been to Colombia (hope to visit soon), so I don't know what the situation is like over there, but here in Spain, in Mexico, where my mother lives, and in other countries I've visited, they walk around speaking English, even though they've lived in these countries for years!

How is it that they don't learn the language of the country th ...

Fascinante entrevista con Gustavo Petro--la verdad sobre Uribe

Acabo de leer esta entrevista en el diario español "El País". Interesante.

ENTREVISTA: GUSTAVO PETRO - Senador colombiano denunciante de la 'parapolítica'
"La Corte Penal Internacional debería actuar en Colombia"

YOLANDA GUERRERO - Madrid - 07/05/2007

Colombia es un país que se desangra. Lo ha denunciado en diferentes lenguajes políticos, todos democráticos, Gustavo Petro (Zipaquirá, 1960). Este senador de izquierdas, elegido como pol ...

Bike paths / cycling in Bogota

Hello. I'm an avid cyclist, and I've heard that there is quite an extensive network of bike paths in Bogota. I wonder if any of you use it and, if so, what your impressions are of it. We cyclists are delighted with the first lanes that have recently opened here in Seville. There will eventually be dozens of them crisscrossing the city.

Also, how "bicycle friendly" are Colombian cities in general? Is it possible, for example, to take bikes (or folding bikes)onto the subway and bus ...

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