The Last Heartbeat of Peace in Colombia’s Montes de María
Photographs by Manuel Ortiz Escámez Cartagena awakens each day facing the Caribbean like a city that knows the world is watching. Between ancient walls and colonial balconies, it embodies Colombia’s most recognizable image: color, music, history, beauty. But barely two hours away by road, the country changes its face. The salty breeze becomes hot dust;…