Beyond the Law: Colombia's Embrace of Paramilitary Power
When the trumpet sounded,
everything was prepared on earth,
and Jehovah divided the world
among Coca-Cola Inc., Anaconda,
Video from trip up river from El Charco
Carlos Avila Gonzalez and Phillip Robertson, for the Pulitzer CenterEl Charco, Colombia
Carlos Avila Gonzalez and Phillip Robertson, for the Pulitzer CenterEl Charco, Colombia
Carlos Avila Gonzalez and Phillip Robertson, for the Pultizer Center
Narino, Colombia
We arrived and found a group of campesinos living in an old gymnasium in town.
Carlos Avila Gonzalez and Phillip Robertson, for the Pulitzer Center
El Charco, Colombia
Carlos Avila Gonzales and Phillip Robertson, for the Pulitzer Center
El Charco, Colombia
Carlos Avila Gonzalez and Phillip Robertson, for the Pulitzer Center
Tumaco, Colombia
Carlos Avila Gonzalez and Phillip Robertson, for the Pulitzer Center
Pasto, Bolivia
Carlos Avila Gonzalez and Phillip Robertson, for the Pulitzer Center
Pasto, Colombia
A tour through Colombia's restless south
Charles Lane, for the Pulitzer Center
Bogota, Colombia
Carlos Avila Gonzalez and Phillip Robertson, for the Pulitzer Center
Bogota, Colombia
After decades of civil war, there are few in Colombia untouched by violence.
Carlos Villalon chronicles life along the river Tapaje and the impact of the drug conflict between the U.S. backed-Colombian military, FARC guerrillas and paramilitary forces.
Combining the themes of paramilitary violence, drugs, and politics, these photos offer a glimpse into contemporary life in Colombia.
"The students are throwing rocks at the police," the taxi driver said on the way in from the airport.
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Carlos Villalon is a photojournalist based mostly in Colombia, South America since 2000. He spent ten years in New York, USA, where he still lives, studying photography and doing independent work....
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Since 2001, Phillip Robertson has been covering the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq for the American news and culture website, Salon.com. He has also reported for TIME magazine, BBC World...