Photos of my 2015 visit to the municipality of Nuqui on Colombia's Pacific coast. Nuqui and its surrounding townships are each inhabited by fewer than 8,000 people, mostly Afro-descendents and indigenous communities.
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Fauna – Nuquí, Chocó
Choco, on Colmbia's northern Pacific coast, is one of the most biodiverse places on earth. With heavy rains year-round, the lush vegetation and flowing rivers provide food and shelter for a diversity of animals, from toucans to boas, from the yellow-crowned night-heron to the kokoi frog, and more.
Mercadito Tropical Palomino
Fotografías de la Feria de Diseño y Arte Local, El Santo Mercadito Tropical, en Palomino, Guajira, el sábado 4 de abril de 2015./Photographs of the Local Design and Art Fair, The Holy Tropical Market, in Palomino, Guajira, on Saturday 4th of April, 2015. Había varias marcas de arte y diseño representadas ofreciendo prendas de vestir, joyas,… Continue reading Mercadito Tropical Palomino
Jungle Beach / Playa Selva
Colombia's Pacific coast is a jungle-covered stretch of mountainous land, adorned with rocky bays and pristine rivers flowing down to the warm ocean.
Short (Travel) Story: Andean Roadtrip / Los Andes por Carretera
I went on a birdwatching roadtrip with my Dad, travelling south from Medellín to the Coffee Region of the Colombian Andes. Mi Papá y yo nos fuimos de viaje por carretera en búsqueda de aves para fotografiar, saliendo de Medellín, continuando hacia el sur y el Eje Cafetero en los Andes colombianos. We climbed the… Continue reading Short (Travel) Story: Andean Roadtrip / Los Andes por Carretera
Yaigojé-Apaporis: Protegiendo la Selva Colombiana / Protecting the Colombian Jungle
In May 2014, I had the opportunity to return to the Colombian Amazon, this time working as a translator for a documentary film on mining and the significance of gold for the indigenous ethnic groups of the Yaigoje-Apaporis territory and National Natural Park.
Rana Kokoi / Kokoi Frog (Dendrobates histrionicus), Chocó
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.
Mompox: Viaje a la Isla que el Tiempo Olvidó
Nuestro recorrido de seis horas de Santa Marta a Santa Cruz de Mompox nos llevó desde las bahías de la costa Caribe hasta las sabanas del río Magdalena, oscilando entre los departamentos del Magdalena, el Cesar y nuestro destino en el sur del Bolívar.
Mompox: Patrimonio Histórico / World Heritage
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.
Mompox: La Ciénaga del Pijiño / The Pijino Swamp
Fotografías de la Ciénaga del Pijiño, ubicada en un brazo del río 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 • WILDLIFE • TO & FROM MOMPOX People & Landscapes… Continue reading Mompox: La Ciénaga del Pijiño / The Pijino Swamp
Laura Restrepo Ortega 