Gustavo Petro took one last brisk walk across the stone courtyard of the Plaza de Armas in Bogota, Colombia on his final day in office, accompanied by members of his family, all dressed in unadorned white, and a tight circle of remaining Cabinet ministers

This quiet scene stood in sharp contrast to the spectacle in Cali, located almost 500 kilometers away, where Abelardo de la Espriella took the oath of office as president before foreign dignitaries, highlighting Colombia's profound polarization