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Cream of the crop
With a growing Latino population in the US and Europe and the success of Häagen-Daz’s dulce de leche flavour, there is rising demand outside of Latin America for the treasured dessert.
Americas
Colombian president Álvaro Uribe’s motorcade. Plus, the US launches its first national tourism organisation, Uruguay gears up for elections and São Paulo’s drivers get a respite from traffic jams.
Villa de Leyva
This small colonial town offers great opportunities for overseas buyers thanks to the ease and low cost of purchasing property. It is an enclave of painters, writers and drop-outs, who have flocked here.
Travel
A welcome addition to airport retail, new routes to Colombia, and the essential addresses for your visit to Helsinki.
Snow houses
Since 2007, the Colombian government has made over €50m from selling property confiscated from drug barons. Around 1,200 buildings are currently waiting to be sold, plus a large collection of shoes.
Paper back
Colombian newspaper ‘El Espectador’ has survived financial woes, falling sales and a cartel vendetta. Monocle meets its director as part of our series on firms keeping high-quality print publishing alive.
Americas
Bullet-proof training in Colombia, the US's Project Laundry List and plans for new high-speed rail.
Enrique Peñalosa
Enrique Peñalosa transformed Bogotá during his three terms as mayor and is now a leading urban consultant. For lunch, he chooses a local Italian restaurant with a South American twist.
El Centro
In the 1980s, the only deals done in Cartagena were for cocaine. Now drug barons are out and property kings are moving into one of Latin America’s most promising cities.
