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16 results for Cartagena

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Building society

16 January 2020

Colombia’s newest city, Serena del Mar, is an experiment in privately funded urbanism.

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El Centro

17 March 2008

In the 1980s the only deals being done in Cartagena were for cocaine. Now the drugs barons have been kicked out and the property kings are moving in to one of Latin America’s most promising cities.

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Meet the Writers - Héctor Abad

11 February 2017

We take you to Hay Festival Cartagena de Indias in Colombia to introduce one of the most talented post-Latin American Boom writers, Héctor Abad. He’s a journalist, a novelist and now he’s written a memoir about his relat…

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The Monocle Daily - Finland’s elections and the ICJ’s Gaza ruling

26 January 2024

We hear from Markus Hippi on Finland’s presidential elections, Georgina Godwin on the Hay Festival in Cartagena and Andrew Mueller on Australia Day arguments. Plus: the ICJ’s ruling on Gaza, a North American round-up and…

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The Monocle Daily - The best of Meet the Writers: Héctor Abad.

26 December 2017

In this special edition of ‘The Monocle Daily’, we look back at some of the year’s best ‘Meet the Writers’ interviews. Here we take you to Hay Festival Cartagena de Indias in Colombia to introduce one of the most talented…

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Monocle preview: February issue, 2020

17 January 2020

The fresh-feeling February issue of Monocle is home to our Gentle Manifesto for the year ahead: simple fixes and friendly nudges to make this year better than the last. Inside you’ll find an urban experiment in Cartagena…

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Born Again

17 May 2012

For years aligned with the US, Colombia is increasingly looking to its Latin neighbours. It’s all part of a growing regional integration movement and Colombia – host of the recent Summit of the Americas – is set to take…

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Issue 130

The fresh-feeling February issue of Monocle is home to our Gentle Manifesto for the year ahead: simple fixes and friendly nudges to make this year better than the last.

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Monocle travel guide

8 January 2010

This month we’ve found a relaxed place to sip coffee in London, a cosy lodge for late-season Alpine skiing and the best fish supper in Rome.

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MIPIM and Cruise Shipping

25 April 2013

Monocle hops from the property fair in Cannes to the cruise show in Miami.

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Best in class

18 August 2011

While some countries struggle to adopt an enlightened policy to school design, innovative architects around the globe are demonstrating that a healthy learning environment with plenty of light and natural materials means…

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While the sun shines

20 April 2017

Flourishing literary festival Hay has grown from a small-town get-together to a global brand and shows no signs of stopping – even as it reaches its 30th anniversary. We toast the occasion with founder Peter Florence as he…

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Travel

17 March 2009

A welcome addition to airport retail, new routes to Colombia, and the essential addresses for your visit to Helsinki.

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Americas

17 May 2011

We examine Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff's image makeover, report on Qatar's investment in the US property market and bring you the view from Bogotá.

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Canal plus

17 March 2008

In the past year 15,000 Venezuelans have fled Hugo Chávez’s regime to settle in Panama. They are not alone. Attracting everyone from US retirees to multinationals, Panama is emerging as Latin America’s most vibrant and…

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The Agenda: Business

21 March 2024

Manufacturing cranes in the US, Colombia’s hospitality scene and the business of Tracht.