Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia
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Alessandro Rampietti is a freelance correspondent in the Andean region for Al Jazeera English. A native Italian, he has covered the Colombian conflict, immigration in Europe, US politics, the Middle East peace process, indigenous populations and the global financial crisis. Before his current assignment, he worked at the broadcast centre in Washington, DC, reporting on the 2008 US elections and producing a series of documentaries across the country. Alessandro’s coverage of Haiti’s cholera crisis won an award from the New York Press club. He previously worked for national newspapers and television in Italy.
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Teenagers in Colombia are whipping down steep highways on modified pushbikes, in a more extreme version of Gravity Biking, a sport invented in the United States. Many youngsters say it helps them forget the troubles in their neighbourhoods, despite three bikers who died this year. Al Jazeera's Alessandro Rampietti reports from Medellin.
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Colombians head to the polls to elect their representatives in the Senate and the House of Representatives just two months ahead of the presidential election. Following the unprecedented protests against the country’s traditional conservative economic model, Colombians may elect a left-wing president for the first time in their history. Al Jazeera's Alessandro Rampietti reports from the epicentre of the last year's protests, Cali.
Colombians head to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president. For the first time, a left-wing candidate is favourite to win. But the prospect is deeply divisive. Al Jazeera's @Alessandro Rampietti reports from Bogota, Colombia.
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