Ever since my first visit in 2014, I knew I had to return to Mompox, the island that time forgot.
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Los Pescadores de Sisiguaka
Tomé estas fotos de un grupo de pescadores en la playa de Sisiguaka en Taganga, Magdalena, en octubre de 2018. I took these photos of a group of fishermen at Sisiguaka beach in Taganga, Magdalena, in October 2018. Portraits
The Heart of the World: Minca Sunsets
The diversity in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta creates some of the most spectacular sunsets I've ever seen, the vantage point from the ridge of the mountain offering a unique view of the sun setting behind the Caribbean Sea.
Bahía Concha, Magdalena
Located near the city of Santa Marta in Colombia's northern Caribbean coast, Bahía Concha, which literally means Seashell Bay, is part of the Tayrona National Natural Park.
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
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
Kutunsama & Don Diego, Guajira
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.
Sierra Mar Fest 2014
Hace una semana se celebró la segunda edición del festival de música alternativa Sierra Mar Fest, cual tomó lugar en Pozos Colorados, Santa Marta. El pasado 18 y 19 de abril se llevó a cabo el "festival de música alternativa comprometido con la ciudadanía cultural y la promoción de la cultura ambiental alrededor de la Sierra… Continue reading Sierra Mar Fest 2014
Laura Restrepo Ortega 