One local woman’s movement to save Colombia’s river turtles has changed the village of Estación Cocorná.

Before I left Colombia, a friend and I went on a weekend trip to see another side of Colombia.

Isabel ¨Chava¨Romero Gerez taken by David the tour photographer.

Colombia is the second most diverse country in South America, the first being Brazil which is enormous in comparison.

Sometimes we get so caught up in the worlds inside our heads that and put on blinders. The entire weekend I was there, inside my head, my issues, me, my, looking back, I realized what a missed opportunity to learn more I missed out on because of my shit.

Rio Magdalena

Why am I talking about this? Well, I record everything, so as I was researching through all the clips of my videos, I went online to look up the name of the place, as I forgot, see so stuck in my mud and muck.

The people in the village of Estación Cocorná are the opposite of how I felt.

When people visit Colombia, they often choose only to see a specific side, mostly backpackers with the hotspots to see Medellin, Cartagena, or…