Scenarios about 'Bogotazo'
The outbreak of riots and violence in Bogotá, Colombia following the assassination of popular liberal leader Jorge Eliécer Gaitán on April 9, 1948. This pivotal event marked the beginning of "La Violencia," a decade-long period of civil conflict between Colombia's Liberal and Conservative parties that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and profoundly shaped Colombian politics and society for generations.
What If Bogotá Developed Without Decades of Conflict?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Colombia's capital avoided La Violencia and subsequent guerrilla conflicts, potentially becoming one of Latin America's most prosperous and innovative urban centers.