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!
Photo Galleries, Photography, travel

Rana Kokoi / Kokoi Frog (Dendrobates histrionicus), ChocĆ³

Laura Restrepo Ortega

Walking through the dense, virgin jungles of Colombia's Pacific coast is no easy task, but it's entirely worth climbing Carrizalito, a mount whose peak is under 300 masl, to see the colourful and poisonous Kokoi Frogs (Dendrobates histrionicus) in their natural habitat.

Non Fiction, Photo Essays, Photo Galleries, Photo of the Week, Photography, travel, Writing

Mompox: Viaje a la Isla que el Tiempo OlvidĆ³

Laura Restrepo Ortega

Nuestro recorrido de seis horas de Santa Marta a Santa Cruz de Mompox nos llevĆ³ desde las bahĆ­as de la costa Caribe hasta las sabanas del rĆ­o Magdalena, oscilando entre los departamentos del Magdalena, el Cesar y nuestro destino en el sur del BolĆ­var.

Photo Galleries, Photo of the Week, Photography, travel

Mompox: Patrimonio HistĆ³rico / World Heritage

Laura Restrepo Ortega

Santa Cruz de Mompox, once an important commercial hub which now seems to be trapped by the humidity and the slow-moving time, was founded in 1537 and named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1995.

Birds, Photo Galleries, Photo of the Week, Photography, travel

Mompox: La CiĆ©naga del PijiƱo / The Pijino Swamp

Laura Restrepo Ortega

FotografĆ­as de la CiĆ©naga del PijiƱo, ubicada en un brazo del rĆ­o Magdalena cerca a la ciudad de Santa Cruz de Mompox./Photographs of the Pijino Swamp, located in a branch of the Magdalena River near the city of Santa Cruz de Mompox. PEOPLE & LANDSCAPES ā€¢ WILDLIFE ā€¢ TO & FROM MOMPOX People & Landscapes… Continue reading Mompox: La CiĆ©naga del PijiƱo / The Pijino Swamp

Birds, Photo Galleries, Photo of the Week, Photography

Reserva Natural Loro Orejiamarillo ā€“ Proaves

Laura Restrepo Ortega

FotografĆ­as de la Reserva Natural de las Aves Loro Orejiamarillo de Proaves, ubicada en la vereda de Ventanas entre los pueblos de JardĆ­n (Antioquia) y RĆ­osucio (Caldas) en la Cordillera Occidental de los Andes. Con altitudes desde los 1,900 hasta los 2,600 msnm, cuenta con una gran variedad de aves y flores, y se caracteriza… Continue reading Reserva Natural Loro Orejiamarillo ā€“ Proaves

Photo Galleries, Photo of the Week, Photography

Experimento Calle 12

Laura Restrepo Ortega

Arte por Notable Salazar en la Calle 12 del centro histĆ³rico de Santa Marta./Art by Notable Salazar on 12th Street in downtown Santa Marta. Events Galleries

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In the Caribbean

Laura Restrepo Ortega

Get Off the Trail was a travel agency I ran in Colombia between 2013 and 2015. /Get Off the Trail fue una agencia de viaje que manejĆ© en Colombia entre el 2013 y 2015. ARBOLETES & TURBO ā€¢ SAPZURRO ā€¢ CARTAGENA & SANTA MARTA Arboletes & Turbo, Antioquia Sapzurro Cartagena & Santa Marta Travel Galleries… Continue reading In the Caribbean

Birds, Photo Galleries, Photo of the Week, Photography

Getting Off the Andean Trail

Laura Restrepo Ortega

Get Off the Trail was a travel agency I ran in Colombia between 2013 and 2015. The following photographs are from some of the Andean trails I ran during that time. /Get Off the Trail fue una agencia de viaje que manejĆ© en Colombia entre el 2013 y 2015. Las fotografĆ­as a continuaciĆ³n son de… Continue reading Getting Off the Andean Trail

Photo Galleries, Photo of the Week, Photography, travel

Palomino, Guajira

Laura Restrepo Ortega

Palomino es un corregimiento del municipio de Dibulla en el departamento de La Guajira en la costa Caribe en el nororiente colombiano. Palomino disfruta de una biodiversidad Ćŗnica y rica gracias a su ubicaciĆ³n ideal entre el mar Caribe y las montaƱas y rĆ­os de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

Photo Galleries, Photo of the Week, Photography, travel

Kutunsama & Don Diego, Guajira

Laura Restrepo Ortega

Colombia's northern Caribbean coast and the surrounding Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains have been sacred territories for the indigenous people who have inhabited the region for millennia.