THE MOMPOS PROJECT

The Mompós Project offers a priceless window into small-town life in Colombia, weaving a compelling narrative about the contemporary history of this war-torn and enchanting nation in the process. In a tale of Fawlty Towers transplanted from Torquay to the swamps of the Magdalena, Richard McColl regales us with anecdotes of hapless backpackers, lonely paramours, stubborn locals and flashy parochial elites that will be all-too-familiar to anyone who has lived in Latin America. Bitingly funny, and written with a big heart and keen eye for Colombia’s many idiosyncrasies, this book makes for great escapism for anyone who wants to live the hallucinatory Macondo dream without betting the house on a hotel of their own.