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Richard McColl

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Journalist, Writer, Podcaster, PhD, Analyst and Public Speaker: longtime Brit in Colombia. Host of the Colombia Calling podcast and the LatinNews podcast. Words in Globe and Mail, Foreign Policy, BBC, CNN, WSJ, Daily Beast... https://colombiacalling.co

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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · Mar 29

Please read and leave a review for my book!

The Mompós Project: A Tale of Love, Hotels and Madness in Colombia

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The Mompós Project: A Tale of Love, Hotels and Madness in Colombia

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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 13h

Drug Smugglers Change Supply Routes to Evade U.S. Warships www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

Drug Smugglers Change Supply Routes to Evade U.S. Warships

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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 15h

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Two Venezuelan exiles wounded in ‘targeted’ shooting in Colombia

Nobel peace prize winner María Corina Machado blames Nicolás Maduro’s government for attack in Bogotá

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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 15h

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Trump’s economic rivalry with China is forcing countries to pick a side

Growing superpower competition between Washington and Beijing is fracturing the international economy and transforming globalization. Governments and businesses must adapt fast, writes Neil Shearing.

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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 16h

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An Uncertain Second Round of Elections in Bolivia Ahead

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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 16h

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The Final Stretch: Hiking the Andes from Argentina to Venezuela

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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 19h

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Poverty in an Oil Boom: Who’s Being Left Behind in Guyana?

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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 20h

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One in Nine Live Under Criminal Governance in Latin America

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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 20h

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Guyana's New Political Climate

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Where is Matavén? Community Tourism in Colombia's distant Orinoco Region

Episodio de podcast · Colombia Calling - The English Voice in Colombia · 14/10/2025 · 1 h

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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 20h

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Where is Matavén? Community Tourism in Colombia's distant Orinoco Region

Episodio de podcast · Colombia Calling - The English Voice in Colombia · 14/10/2025 · 1 h

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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 20h

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588: Where is Matavén? Community Tourism in Colombia's distant Orinoco Region

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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 20h

Better Than Cocaine: Learning to grow coffee, and live, in Colombia: Wills, Barry Max: 9786280115801: Amazon.com: Books

Better Than Cocaine: Learning to grow coffee, and live, in Colombia [Wills, Barry Max] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Better Than Cocaine: Learning to grow coffee, and live, in C...

Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 21h

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Where is Matavén? Community Tourism in Colombia's distant Orinoco Region

Podcast Episode · Colombia Calling - The English Voice in Colombia · 14/10/2025 · 1h

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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 21h

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588: Where is Matavén? Community Tourism in Colombia's distant Orinoco Region

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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 21h

I would also suggest that there are a host of challenges for Paraguay.

Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 1d

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The Colombia Briefing | 13th October

🗞️ Reported by Sophie Foggin

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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 1d

Several News Outlets Reject Pentagon’s Reporting Restrictions www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/b...

Several News Outlets Reject Pentagon’s Reporting Restrictions

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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 1d

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Colombia at a Crossroads: A Historical and Social Biography : McColl, Richard: Amazon.co.uk: Books

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The Mompós Project: A Tale of Love, Hotels and Madness in Colombia: A Story of Love, Hotels and Madness in Colombia: Amazon.co.uk: McColl, Richard, McColl, Richard: 9786280173528: Books

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We Are Not Made of Sugar: A Childhood Memoir from Colombia: Amazon.co.uk: Gómez Suárez, Andrei: 9786280182087: Books

Buy We Are Not Made of Sugar: A Childhood Memoir from Colombia by Gómez Suárez, Andrei (ISBN: 9786280182087) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Better Than Cocaine: Learning to grow coffee, and live, in Colombia: Amazon.co.uk: Wills, Barry Max: 9786280115801: Books

Buy Better Than Cocaine: Learning to grow coffee, and live, in Colombia by Wills, Barry Max (ISBN: 9786280115801) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 1d

They Fought Outbreaks Worldwide. Now They’re Fighting for New Lives. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/h...

They Fought Outbreaks Worldwide. Now They’re Fighting for New Lives.

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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 1d

How Paraguay became a bastion of conservatism in Latin America
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How Paraguay became a bastion of conservatism in Latin America

Paraguay is the Latin American country most strongly aligned with the foreign policy of the Trump administration.

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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 1d

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An Uncertain Second Round of Elections in Bolivia Ahead

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Richard McColl @londomomposino.bsky.social · 1d

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7 countries, 8000 miles, 21 months and 9 pairs of shoes: How Oliver Treviso hiked the Andes.

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