Being born in Colombia โa violent and lovely land of duality, of rancid poetry, marvellous heartbreak, impossible beauty, and sequestered abundanceโ is a curse.ย
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Nomadic Life: From the Amazon to the Atlantic
Day 1 Leaving Manaus on the morning of December 23, 2015 was not at all what I thought it would be. It's midnight and I'm sitting on the top deck of the Amazon Star, the boat that will take me to Belรฉm, thinking about how I was robbed last night. Just a few metres away… Continue reading Nomadic Life: From the Amazon to the Atlantic
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.
Stories That Cross Boundaries: Leticia to Manaus
Photographs of my journey over the Amazon River, from Leticia, in Colombia, to Manaus, in Brazil.
My Nomadic Life: Travelling to Manaus, Gateway to the Amazon
Day 1 From the deck of the Itaberaba I, the boat that will take us from Tabatinga to Manaus, we watch the sun set behind the river in a scandalous show of red lights that break through the few clouds that dare cross it. The sunlight shines on the colourful hammocks that adorn the decks… Continue reading My Nomadic Life: Travelling to Manaus, Gateway to the Amazon
My Nomadic Life: Back in the Jungle
Coming back to the jungle is like coming home; itโs returning to a place so natural to me that I feel like I was never far away. Arriving in Leticia has marked the beginning of a new adventure, of fulfilling an eternal dream that has consumed my imagination since Iโve had use of it.And it… Continue reading My Nomadic Life: Back in the Jungle
Yaigojรฉ-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.
Amazonas: Talleres & Entrevistas / Workshops & Interviews
Los jรณvenes indรญgenas a quienes acompaรฑamos durante las dos semanas del taller, fueron escogidos por sus comunidades para realizar el trabajo de investigaciรณn y digitalizaciรณn de la formaciรณn del Rรฉgimen Especial de Manejo (REM) para su territorio, el resguardo y Parque Nacional Yaigojรฉ-Apaporis. * The young indigenous men we stayed with during the two weeks… Continue reading Amazonas: Talleres & Entrevistas / Workshops & Interviews
Visions in the Jungle: A Journey Through the Apaporis
They said the gods smiled upon us long enough to complete our task. Then the rain came. We sailed down the Apaporis River, away from La Libertad, a sacred waterfall considered to be the origin of life for the seven ethnic groups of the Yaigojรฉ-Apaporis National Natural Park in the Colombian Amazon.
Amazonas: Cerro Yupatรญ, Chorro San Francisco y atardecer sobre el Rรญo Caquetรก
En 2014 viajรฉ al Amazonas colombiano para la grabaciรณn de un documental sobre la protecciรณn ambiental y pude visitar varios lugares inolvidables en la selva. /In 2014, I travelled to the Colombian Amazon to work on a documentary about environmental protection and visited unforgettable places in the jungle. CERRO YUPATร โข CHORRO SAN FRANCISCO โข… Continue reading Amazonas: Cerro Yupatรญ, Chorro San Francisco y atardecer sobre el Rรญo Caquetรก
Laura Restrepo Ortega 