Photographs of Colombiaās Caribbean coast, from Santa Marta and its beautiful beaches in the north to the islands near Cartagena and popular tourist spot, Tolu further south.
Author: Laura Restrepo Ortega
Laura is a photographer, writer, and traveller from Colombia. She's very passionate about, well, everything, and finds it hard to focus on just one thing in this short but incredible life she's been given. Figuring it out one step at a time. Or not, maybe she's just winging it. Follow along to see what she does next!
Vida NĆ³mada: Persiguiendo Cascadas en el Amazonas
Creciendo en los 80s y 90s, siempre me dijeron que podĆa hacer y ser lo que quisiera, y me lo creĆ. A mi generaciĆ³n siempre nos dijeron que el mundo era nuestro, que podĆamos llegar a la luna si es lo que querĆamos, que todo era posible; siempre nos dijeron que los Ćŗnicos lĆmites que… Continue reading Vida NĆ³mada: Persiguiendo Cascadas en el Amazonas
Best of 2015 Travels
As 2015 comes to a close here in BelĆ©m, on Brazil's north-east, I sat by the Amazon River to think about the past year and all the amazing places I was lucky enough to visit. I've been so blessed to do what I love and spend it with the people I love this year, so… Continue reading Best of 2015 Travels
Nomadic Life: Chasing Waterfalls in the Amazon
Growing up in the 80s and 90s, I was always told I could do and be anything I wanted, and I believed it. We, as a generation, were told to reach for the stars, that the sky was the limit, that the world was our oyster, that it was at our feet, in the palm… Continue reading Nomadic Life: Chasing Waterfalls in the Amazon
NuquĆ: Whales
Desde la primera vez que visitĆ© NuquĆ, en la costa PacĆfica de Colombia, me enamorĆ© de su arena negra y su selva color esmeralda reflejada en las aguas cristalinas de los rĆos y el mar. Pero entre los meses de junio y noviembre este rincĆ³n mĆ”gico del paĆs es aĆŗn mĆ”s especial, siendo el lugar… Continue reading NuquĆ: Whales
Mi Vida NĆ³mada: Encontrando el Camino desde Manaus
HabĆa estado tratando de escribir algo sobre Manaus en las Ćŗltimas semanas; algo de esta extraƱa y loca ciudad de concreto que no logro entender pero que me ha encantado desde la noche que lleguĆ©. Ubicada en el medio del Amazonas, Manaus tiene 2.5 millones de habitantes y se extiende por mĆ”s de 11,000 kmĀ²… Continue reading Mi Vida NĆ³mada: Encontrando el Camino desde Manaus
My Nomadic Life: Finding the Road from Manaus
For a few weeks now I'd been trying to write about Manaus, this strange, crazy, concrete jungle of a city which I can't quite figure out but have loved from the night I arrived. Located in the middle of the Amazon Rainforest, Manaus is home to 2.5 million people and spreads out over 11,000 kmĀ²… Continue reading My Nomadic Life: Finding the Road from Manaus
Guajira: Viaje al Fin del Continente / Journey to the Edge of the Continent
La Guajira es un lugar mĆ”gico que he visitado en mĆŗltiples ocasiones desde el 2011, cada vez yendo mĆ”s al norte, adentrĆ”ndome mĆ”s en su desierto de arena naranja donde sĆ³lo crecen cĆ”ctus y el viento azota la penĆnsula con una fuerza incansable./Guajira is a magical place I have visited on multiple occasions now since… Continue reading Guajira: Viaje al Fin del Continente / Journey to the Edge of the Continent
Stories That Cross Boundaries: Leticia to Manaus
Photographs of my journey over the Amazon River, from Leticia, in Colombia, to Manaus, in Brazil.
Mi Vida NĆ³mada: Viajando a Manaus, La Puerta del Amazonas
DĆa 1 Desde la cubierta del Itaberaba 1, embarcaciĆ³n que nos lleva de Tabatinga a Manaus, vemos cĆ³mo se esconde el sol detrĆ”s del rĆo en un escĆ”ndalo de visos rojos que cortan las pocas nubes que se atreven a cruzarlo. La luz roja ilumina las hamacas coloridas que cuelgan en las cubiertas, meciĆ©ndose con… Continue reading Mi Vida NĆ³mada: Viajando a Manaus, La Puerta del Amazonas
Laura Restrepo Ortega 