Bogotá’s Bucolic Exodus: Aspirations of a Rural Life or Suburban Sprawl?

Bogotá’s Bucolic Exodus: Aspirations of a Rural Life or Suburban Sprawl?

Yearning for a rural lifestyle is a legitimate desire for all city dwellers. It is more than understandable to think about a nicer place if you can afford it, considering that “nicer” often means more greenery and nature. Nevertheless, countryside living is not only an aspiration for people in Bogotá who are planning a systematic exodus from the city’s current sense of collapse, but also for displaced rural people who try to make a living in the city. Sometimes there is a situation of urban dwellers colonizing farmers’ land, or the current national social illness of forced displacement.

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