Located in the middle of the Amazon Rainforest, Manaus is home to 2.5 million people and spreads out over 11,000 km² along the banks of the Rio Negro.
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Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas
Presidente Figueiredo is a small city of just over 30,000 people, located around 100 km north of Manaus, the state capital of Amazonas in Brasil.
Caribbean Dreams
Photographs of Colombia’s Caribbean coast, from Santa Marta and its beautiful beaches in the north to the islands near Cartagena and popular tourist spot, Tolu further south.
Nuquí: Whales
Desde la primera vez que visité Nuquí, en la costa Pacífica de Colombia, me enamoré de su arena negra y su selva color esmeralda reflejada en las aguas cristalinas de los ríos y el mar. Pero entre los meses de junio y noviembre este rincón mágico del país es aún más especial, siendo el lugar… Continue reading Nuquí: Whales
USA: New York City
New York City is one of the most iconic places on Earth, inspiring art and music, fulfilling (and sometimes destroying) dreams, and attracting people of all nationalities, ages, beliefs, and desires, to explore daily life in one of the world's most cosmopolitan cities. From its imposing architecture and the rivers that run through its boroughs,… Continue reading USA: New York City
USA: Maryland & DC
I travelled to the USA earlier this year and for six weeks explored what it means to really live there--what's normal, what daily life is like in the most famous democratic nation on Earth. I spent most of my time in the country's capital, Washington DC, and the surrounding suburbs of Maryland./Viajé a los Estados Unidos… Continue reading USA: Maryland & DC
PNN Tayrona
Tayrona National Natural Park, located in Colombia's Magdalena department on the northern Caribbean coast, is one of the country's most popular parks. /El Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, ubicado en el departamento del Magdalena en la costa norte del Caribe colombiano, es uno de los parques más populares del país. Travellers usually begin their journey to… Continue reading PNN Tayrona
Barú & Cartagena
Bolivar is a province in Colombia's Caribbean coast and one of the country's most popular destinations thanks to its beautiful beaches and islands and cities like Cartagena and Mompox. Photos taken between 2011 and 2015./Bolívar es un departamento en la costa Caribe de Colombia y uno de los destinos turísticos más populares del país gracias… Continue reading Barú & Cartagena
Nuquí & Termales
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.
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.
Laura Restrepo Ortega 