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Nadja Drost

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To win the war, Colombia needs female fighters to lay down their arms

By Nadja Drost | 06/01/11
MIRANDA, Colombia — When she hears a helicopter, Tatiana Sinisterra’s instinct is to dive. During her two years as a rebel fighter, she would throw herself into trenches during bombing raids by Colombia’s military. But on a recent morning, Siniste
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Colombian town rocks out

By Nadja Drost | 05/06/11
PUERTO WILCHES, Colombia — Puerto Wilches is one of the last places you would expect to hear rock music. It’s a traditional kind of town that listens to traditional kinds of music. Donkey-drawn carts share the streets with cars and motorcycles.
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Entire Colombian villages flee as drug gangs move in

By Nadja Drost | 02/18/11
MONTELIBANO, Colombia — On a November morning, several drug runners sat down at a bar in the quiet hamlet of El Palmar.
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Unconventional politician is trying to become Colombia's next president by mimicking Obama's tactics

By Nadja Drost | 05/27/10
BOGOTA, Colombia — He got married on an elephant. He dispatched mimes into the streets to shame drivers into respecting pedestrians. He took a televised shower to demonstrate how citizens could conserve water.
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Is South America in an arms race?

By Nadja Drost | 09/23/09
BOGOTA, Colombia — Concerns over a possible arms race on the South American continent have turned the spotlight on who’s buying what and why.
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When junk mail inspires fear

By Nadja Drost | 05/04/09
BOGOTA — These days, finding junk mail under your door can be a frightening experience in Colombia.
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For bullet-proof underwear, Miguel Caballero is your man

By Nadja Drost | 04/16/09
BOGOTA — Miguel Caballero slides open a box of 9mm bullets. "Choose one," he says to his employee Lizeth Castaneda. He points his revolver at Castaneda's abdomen and fires. Seconds later, his victim giggles with relief.