La Guajira is the driest and hottest place you will find in Colombia and the home of the legendary Wayuu people. The Wayuu are particularly legendary because the Spanish were never able to conquer ...

The economic meltdown in Venezuela is contributing to Indian children across the border in Colombia dying. Health experts say the Wayuu tribe has been particularly hard-hit. Now let's visit Colombia's ...

State failures in La Guajira have compounded water shortages that bring malnutrition and death In the early hours of the morning, an ambulance carries Rosa Epieyu and her nine-month-old son, Mateo, ...

In partnership with UNICEF, the Halü Foundation and the indigenous Wayúu people of northern Colombia, the Baxter International Foundation is helping bring safe water and sanitation to thousands. The ...

Sergio Brito's family was not condemned to living in the desert, they were banished from it. They fought to return for three generations. The short documentary in which Brito tells the story of the ...

Synonymous in Colombia with extreme poverty and abandonment, the peninsula of La Guajira faces drought and coal dust pollution from one the world’s biggest coal mines. One of the main gateways for ...

The Wayuú Women’s Force, founded in 2006, is an Indigenous organization that denounces the coal mining that has dammed and contaminated rivers, leaving much of La Guajira without water. Members of the ...

The Wayuu, the indigenous people of northern Colombia and Venezuela, have a saying molded by the centuries of hardship they have endured: It is only from strong sunlight and harsh rains, that a seed ...

Cooperation is at the heart of EPICS at Purdue. A cohort of College of Engineering students spent Spring Break 2023 on a study abroad in La Guajira, Colombia where they supported different local ...

If you’ve ever spotted a colourful woven bag on a beach, in a city café, or slung effortlessly over the shoulder of a fashion lover, chances are you’ve seen a Wayuu bag. These eye-catching accessories ...