Listeners in Bogotá, Colombia, share a favorite Spanish saying, Son como uña y mugre, which literally means “They’re like fingernail and dirt.” It refers to people who are especially close to each other, which English-speakers might describe as...
ciclovia n.— «Chambers said the inspiration for briefly closing Baltimore’s downtown streets came from One Less Car board member Greg Cantori, who has participated in Bogota’s regular and well-attended Ciclovia. Ciclovia is a Spanish term that...

