Egipto
Hillside barrio where former gang members now pour homemade chicha and lead reconciliation tours.
Location
About this audio guide
This guide to Egipto, a hillside barrio in Bogotá, follows Jaime Roncancio, known as El Calabazo, once the leader of the Decima gang that fought rivals for control of these streets. It traces the neighborhood's gang wars between 1990 and 2002, and how Jaime and other former gang members now lead walking tours through the same alleys, pouring homemade chicha in living rooms where funerals were once planned. Along the way, look up at the murals painted on the hillside, marking the spots where the old violence once played out.
This audio guide was created using AI.
Similar places
Calle Del Embudo
Narrow cobbled colonial lane where vendors still ladle fermented corn drink from plastic jugs into gourds.
Parque Mirador de los Nevados
Reclaimed quarry turned hilltop park with plazas honoring Muisca cosmology and views of three snow peaks.
Distrito Grafiti
Warehouse district of murals painted by street artists from around the world, born from a legalization fight.
Jorge Eliecer Gaitan Museum
Preserved home of an assassinated leader, with the killing's door, clothes and stopped clock on display.
Palacio de Justicia Alfonso Reyes Echandia
Rebuilt courthouse on the site of a nineteen-eighty-five guerrilla siege that killed eleven Supreme Court justices.
Museo Del Vidrio de Bogotá
Community-run glass museum in a converted adobe hacienda, showcasing hand-blown pieces by local master artisans.