The Chimborazo is the highest mountain of Ecuador. It is considered easy to climb. Even beginners dare the ascent through ice and falling rocks. According to our guide, only two in ten make it to the top though. I did not.
The Chimborazo is the highest mountain of Ecuador. It is considered easy to climb. Even beginners dare the ascent through ice and falling rocks. According to our guide, only two in ten make it to the top though. I did not.
Inside a camp of the Colombian Farc guerrillas
After more than 50 years of civil war, Colombia has more internally displaced persons than any other country in the world. Parliament recently adopted a peace agreement with the FARC, but this now has to be given substance. Reconciliation projects like the one in the city of Florencia paint a picture of a brighter future.
On assignment for Caritas international. Download brochure.
Deutschland fördert den Aufbau eines Friedensinstituts in Bogotá. Es wird Kolumbien in der Übergangszeit mit Forschung und Beratung begleiten. Zum vollständigen Artikel hier.
Entflohene afrikanische Sklaven erkämpfen sich in Kolumbien die Freiheit. 400 Jahre später haben sich ihre Nachfahren eine einzigartige Sprache und Kultur bewahrt. Willkommen in San Basilio de Palenque. Read my reportage for Deutschlandfunk.
On assignment for Caritas Schweiz, I had the pleasure to interview Luz Nurbelly, a Colombian woman who had to flee conflict in her home region and opened a beauty salon in Bogotá.