Villa de Leyva is today a town full of people from the upper classes arriving from the capital and from other Colombian cities both within and outside the country, to enjoy the holidays, short getaways and weekends. The town is inhabited by wealthy owners of large mansions belonging to politicians, […]
Author: ThePrisma
Leave or stagnate, Roberto Villanueva’s dilemma
Roberto is a 35-year-old Peruvian who came to the UK from Trujillo three years ago. He had never left his country before and although it took time for him to make the decision, he feels satisfied that he can now support his family. After graduating from high school, he […]
Marisa Fassi: “Europe needs to liberate itself from xenophobia”
She has spent five years coming to Europe and has noted the increase in racism and xenophobia during this time. Marisa was born in the Argentine city of Córdoba. The sociologist is 30-years-old, and this is not the first time that she has left her home town; she has […]
A Noah´s Ark to save humanity
On the 25th of December, a ship will depart from Southampton destined for the islands of the South Pacific, to warn of their slow disappearance caused by the actions of mankind. Entire nations are suffering the consequences of a slow rise in sea levels as global warming melts the […]
San Victorino, that vast territory
According to Lucas Fernández Piedrahita, “Bogotá was awarded city status on July 27th, 1540. And, in his article “My people”, Alberto Lleras writes “Who knows why everything that is ours was on the side of San Victorino…” Armando Orozco Tovar He adds: “On the corner where San Victorino […]