A Beating and Bleeding Heart: Bodies, Streets, and the Politics of Care in Bogotá

It's wet season, but this morning's downpour does little to deter the rhythm along La Carrera Séptima . Cyclists and pedestrians weave past ambulatory vendors with carts of avocados, ginger sweets, and phone cases. Toy cars, lightbulbs, and hand-beaded jewelry glisten with raindrops, arranged neatly on tarps that demarcate vendors' territories. Police officers approach a recycler gathering bottles