Cartagena
On the Booze-Filled Bus Where Colombians Go to Party
The open-air, rattletrap chiva buses of Cartagena were once used to transport produce and animals, but now they're basically mobile bars fueled by on-board DJs and plenty of aguardiente.
A Chef in Cartagena Has Elevated Rodent to Fine Dining
I met up with chef Charlie Otero in Cartegena to try two different preparations of ponche—more formally as capybara, or the world’s largest rodent.
This Colombian Street Snack Is a Meal You Have to Excavate
Patacon con todo—literally, a fried green plantain with everything—is a cheap and filling mess of sausages, shredded chicken, onions, cheese, potato sticks, and tartar sauce, eaten on the streets of Cartagena.
The Craziest Colombian Bullfighting Story Ever
Deep in the jungles of Colombia, an annual bullfighting tradition comes to life in a historic village that no one can break.
Cartagena's Mercado de Bazurto Isn't for Beginners
The Mercado de Bazurto is a giant bustling market for some of the freshest fish and produce that Colombia has to offer. Better still, you'll find everything but tourists here.
Utah Attorney General Posed as Bodyguard in Undercover Child Sex-Trafficking Sting in Colombia
Sean Reyes went undercover as a translator and bodyguard for a wealthy American businessman at a child sex party hosted by a trafficking cartel.
Sex Tourism Drives Underage Prostitution Boom in Cartagena, Colombia
"I wouldn't recommend this work to anyone, young or old," a Cartagena prostitute tells VICE News. Yet, sex tourism is booming, and along with it, underage prostitution rings are confounding Colombian officials' efforts to stop the trend.
How Do You Turn 57,000 Former Militants Into Model Citizens?
Colombia is reintegrating former Marxist rebels and paramilitary members — some of them drug runners, kidnappers, and worse — into traditional society by treating them as victims, not criminals.
Paramilitaries Likely to Continue Terrorizing Colombia Even After a Peace Deal
The case of Sixta Campo — a community leader in a small town plagued by paramilitary threats and violence — shows why a government peace deal with FARC guerrillas won't solve all the country's problems.
What's Wrong with the US Secret Service?
The Secret Service has a number of phantoms to confront, including a cadre of supervisors who might have been good agents but make very bad managers of human beings. Another big problem: rampant alcoholism.
The Day Cartagena Became One Big Party: World Cup Dispatches From Colombia
Our duo in Colombia check in from Cartagena after Colombia's second victory put them into the knockout round.
Filibustin' with Willie D - Servicing the Secret Service
The greatest responsibility of the Secret Service sex scandal lies with the two bum agents who disrespected the number one code of tricking: Pay up sucka!