Electing Álvaro

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Foreword: A City on Display xi
4. Preface xxiii
5. Acknowledgments xxv
6. La Primera Ronda 1
7. My Gringa Accent 4
8. Life and Rules 6
9. Looking for María 10
10. View from My Window 14
11. Dreaming of Journalism 17
12. War and Peace 21
13. Life on Movie Row 24
14. Redprodepaz: Knitting Peace 28
15. Dogs 31
16. TransMilenio 33
17. Three Tall Buildings 37
18. Displaced 40
19. Time 43
20. Plaza de Bolívar 46
21. Horses and Other Animals 50
22. El Chocó: Never to the Jungle 53
23. Artists: Beyond the Invisible Door 56
24. Dogs II 59
25. A City of Many Hues 62
26. Robberies 66
27. Random Acts of Kindness 70
28. Upstairs, Downstairs 73
29. Ciclovía 80
30. Bombs and Other Loud Noises 83
31. TransMilenio II 86
32. Theatre 88
33. Red, Yellow, and Blue 91
34. Disappeared 94
35. Good Friday: The Passion 97
36. Books 99
37. Gabo 101
38. Santa Marta: Listening to Students 106
39. The Strike 108
40. Remolinos 111
41. Abortion and Citizens’ Rights 116
42. Catcalls and Unwelcome Whistles 119
43. Electing Álvaro 122
44. Jamundí 126
45. TransMilenio III 130
46. Truth and Reparations 132
47. Dreaming of Journalism II 135
48. CAFAM 138
49. Epilogue 143