In her directorial debut with Birds of Passage, Cristina Gallego chronicles the birth of the marijuana trade in La Guajira and the role of women among the Wayúu.
With the stunning backdrop of the Taroa Dunes in Punta Gallinas, the northernmost point of Colombia, a Wayúu family rest with their beast of burden after returning from a local market.
As part of a government initiative to keep Colombia’s tourism destinations clean from plastic and other man-made waste, #ColombiaLimpia heads to the beach resort of Palomino.
The Oscar nominated team of Embrace of the Serpent take on matriarchs, marimba and La Guajira’s bewitching beauty in a new feature film.
The ultimate escape is a trip to the northern most tip of Colombia, where it never rains, and getting lost in the desert is a common occurence.
Water scarcity is nothing new in this dry peninsula, but extra-arid conditions and corruption have combined to create a humanitarian crisis in La Guajira.
On Colombia’s northern coast, a unique reserve brims with pink flamingos, though climate change has threatened their numbers.
Colombia’s indigenous Wayúu struggle to survive in the harsh but beautiful La Guajira peninsula.
An important environmental effort is underway to keep the beach town of Palomino as pristine as humanly-possible. “The Palomino Way” aims to preserve the town’s environment from the over-commercialization seen in nearby Taganga.
Palomino is becoming the hot new Caribbean destination, offering breathtaking views of the Sierra Nevada.
The Jepírachi wind farm in La Guajira brings modernization into conflict with a traditional way of life.
Home to South America’s second largest mosque, Maicao is a dusty border town well off the beaten tourist track.
Cut off from the rest of the country by culture and geography, La Guajira is a wild region of stark beauty.