Nationwide quarantines are giving nature much-needed rest from tourism especially in the biodiverse Colombian Amazon where this Big Picture was taken.
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Big Picture: Buenos Aires wildlife under quarantine
Buenos Aires, like almost every capital in South America, remains under quarantine except for this resident lion of the city’s street art scene.
Big Picture: Christ the Redeemer tributes world’s healthcare workers
Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Christ the Redeemer lights up to tribute frontline healthcare workers around the world.
Independence lights of Colombia’s Puente de Boyacá
The Puente de Boyacá joins the alumbrados across the nation with a festive display of lights marking the country’s bicentenary of independence.
Big Picture: “I’ll follow Bolívar as far as Bogotá”
As part of the bicentenary celebrations of 1819, Colombia’s Armed Forces are reenacting the route taken by General Simón Bolívar.
Big Picture: A Kogi family moment at the beach of Dibulla.
Photographer Catalina Hernández captured an intimate moment of a Kogi family on the beach of Dibulla, La Guajira, a place they consider sacred.
Big Picture: Waiting for the chiva in Jardín, Antioquia.
Photographer Pedro Szekely brings us a stunning image of the villagers in Jardín, Antioquia basking in the sunlight, and town known for its colorful architecture.
Big Picture: Long journey across the Llanos Orientales
Step into the captivating world of Colombia’s Eastern plains horsemen, as documented by photographer Carlos Pineda in his remarkable coffee table book, ‘Faena de Llano.'”
Big Picture: The long journey home
A BIG PICTURE from central Colombia and the department of Tolima, by photographer Carlos Pineda.
Big Picture: A Wayúu family moment
Colombia’s indigenous Wayúu struggle to survive in the harsh but beautiful La Guajira peninsula.
Big Picture: Leading the way to Sonsón, Antioquia
Photographer Carlos Valencia captured this image of market day in Sonsón, Antioquia.
Riosucio: The red riverboat of the Atrato
In Riosucio, Chocó—a remote town along the Atrato River—residents rely on the river as a crucial lifeline. Nestled near Los Katíos National Park, Riosucio, with a population of 10,000, has limited road infrastructure, once counting on just one red jeep for local transport. The Atrato River, stretching over 500 kilometers, connects Colombia’s Pacific lowlands with its Caribbean coast.