His body of work, comprising over 27 published books and dozens of articles and studies, reveals the sociologist, the journalist, the writer, the historian and the human being, leaving behind a holistic vision and in-depth view of the Colombian reality from the mid-20th century to the present day.

In 1990 he received the Prize for National Excellence in Human Sciences from the Alumni Association of Colombia’s National University, and he was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from the same institution in 2015.