Short Walks from Bogotá: Journeys in the New Colombia

by Tom Feiling

Book Overview

For decades, Colombia was the "narcostate." Now it's seen as one of the rising stars of the global economy. Where does the truth lie? How did a land likened to paradise by the first conquistadores become a byword for hell on earth? And how is it rebuilding itself after decades of violence? Writer and journalist Tom Feiling has journeyed throughout Colombia, down roads that were until recently too dangerous to travel, talking to people from former...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 024195990X
• ISBN13: 9780241959909
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.7"