Belem is located at the mouth of the Tapajos (Amazon) River on Brazil's northern Atlantic coast.
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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 Belém, thinking about how I was robbed last night. Just a few metres away… Continue reading Nomadic Life: From the Amazon to the Atlantic
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: Running Toward the Water
Now that I’m face to face with the start of a nomadic life, I can see that preparing for this change goes beyond travelling light; it means starting from scratch, learning to do things in a different way, and being more spontaneous; it means allowing myself to be guided by what’s inside of me—that thing… Continue reading My Nomadic Life: Running Toward the Water
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.
Palomino, Guajira
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 única y rica gracias a su ubicación ideal entre el mar Caribe y las montañas y ríos de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
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.
Cocorná, Tierra de Agua / Cocorna, Land of Water
El municipio antioqueño de Cocorná, localizado a unos 79 km al suroriente de Medellín, por muchos años fue conocido debido a la gran presencia guerrillera que lo azotó durante los años 90 y principios del 2000. Ahora, vuelve a la naturaleza y llama a los turistas con sus abundantes ríos de agua fría y la… Continue reading Cocorná, Tierra de Agua / Cocorna, Land of Water
Laura Restrepo Ortega 