Wayuu mochilas: Bags for life in La Guajira

Here's how one NGO is helping communities in La Guajira make and sell mochilas. Mochila sales can make a difference to communities in La Guajira....

Irish activists call for end to Cerrejón mine’s human rights abuses

Cerrejón Mine, La Guajira. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Campaigners based over 8000 km away from Colombia are voicing their concerns in...

Tens of thousands affected by floods in La Guajira

[caption id="attachment_32794" align="aligncenter" width="479"] Rescue agency UNGRD in Uribia. Photo courtesy of UNGRD.[/caption] Incessant rains...

A desalination plant in La Guajira sparks hopes of solving crippling water crisis

[caption id="attachment_32093" align="aligncenter" width="4288"] An arid plain in the Department of Guajira. Photo by Jess Kraft.[/caption] On the...

La Guajira: Estimated 14,000 dead from malnutrition

Simon West visits communities in La Guajira and hears tales of corruption, neglect, exploitation and a touch of optimism from people there The...