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Tag: Colombia

  • Metro de Bogotá: is this really what the city needs right now? / Realmente lo que la ciudad necesita en este momento?

    [Texto en español mas adelante]

    The mayor of Bogota has just released this new video to promote the construction of the ‘Metro de Bogotá’. It’s kind’a cool and gives a nice overview of the design of the first line of Bogota’s metro which should in theory be constructed in the coming years.

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    I’ve always thought that Bogota has been left behind in the stone age of mobility by not having some sort of rail solution operating. There have been many attempts to design and put in motion it’s construction since as early as the 1950’s, and millions have been spent by different local administrations over the years in viability studies and early designs for the metro grid.

    This time however, it seems that they actually mean to take it to the next level and build the damn thing after all. But a big question arises: is this really what Bogota needs? (more…)

  • Bogota: Building a Sustainable City

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    I came across this video the other day, and thought that it would be interesting to publish it here too. It’s a look at Bogota (Colombia), my home town, and it’s current developments from a sustainability perspective.

    The video itself is quite interesting and it portrays the work done on the city during the past decade and how it is meant to boost Bogota towards a more sustainable future. Having experienced the city and the new infrastructure first hand, I can honestly say that the video is a bit idealized, and that not everything is as pretty (more…)

  • Willy Valdera – FifaColombia’s mascot

    Willy ValderaWillie Valdera is my first and so far only attempt at character creation. It was conceived as FifaColombia.com’s mascot and as such, he is an Andean condor (Colombia’s national symbol). His name is a wink at Willington Ortiz and Carlos “El Pibe” Valderrama, the 2 best colombian players of all time.

    I created a couple of screen-savers that could be downloaded from FifaColombia.com. They featured Willy Valdera wearing the jersey of different South American clubs and national teams.

    An example of the animation used for the screen-saver can be seen underneath. (more…)