Colombia
Photojournalist Dominic Bonuccelli travels on assignment down the road less travelled in Colombia. Dominic at Vulcan Totumo, a volcano full of mud. The legend has it that this was the work of the devil, and a local priest would come and sprinkle a little bit of holy water in the volcano every day until eventually he drowned the devil, and he turned the lava into mud. And supposedly the minerals in the mud can perform miracles on your skin and on your soul.
Photojournalist Dominic Bonuccelli travels on assignment down the road less travelled in Colombia. Dominic in Medellin, a city that’s attempting to rebuild its reputation after two decades as Colombia’s cocaine capital. He stands in front of street graffiti art known locally as Narco-Graffico.
Photojournalist Dominic Bonuccelli travels on assignment down the road less travelled in Colombia. Dominic Trekking, El Cocuy National Park.
Photojournalist Dominic Bonuccelli travels on assignment down the road less travelled in Colombia. Dominic visits a local cattle rancher called Guillermo and learns about the cowboy way.
A local child at Buena Vista, a stilt village on Cinega Grande.
From left to right: Hip-hop rappers El Gato, Kiño and Ultrajala bust a move in front of a public mural by the Spanish Library in the hillside barrio of Santo Domingo.
A local taverna in El Cocuy Village.
Painstakingly piled rock cairns (mojones) demarcate the route as Dominic ascends in a rainstorm past sandstone cliffs above the Valley of the Frailejones.
Vista of El Cocuy National Park.
The Spanish colonial town of Barichara.
Cowboys on the La Estrella Ranch outside of Valledupar.
A Woman in a traditional costume before performing in the Barranquilla Carnaval, a carnival with traditions that date back to the 19th century. It takes place for four days preceding Ash Wednesday.
Girls leaving a bus in traditional costume before performing at the Barranquilla Carnaval, a carnival with traditions that date back to the 19th century. It takes place for four days preceding Ash Wednesday.
Girl with a sash and headdress before performing at the Barranquilla Carnaval, a carnival with traditions that date back to the 19th century. It takes place for four days preceding Ash Wednesday.
Man painted in gold at the Barranquilla Carnaval, a carnival with traditions that date back to the 19th century. It takes place for four days preceding Ash Wednesday.
Man painted in gold at the Barranquilla Carnaval, a carnival with traditions that date back to the 19th century. It takes place for four days preceding Ash Wednesday.
Man with painted black face at the Barranquilla Carnaval, a carnival with traditions that date back to the 19th century. It takes place for four days preceding Ash Wednesday.
Men and women dancing together in costume at the Barranquilla Carnaval, a carnival with traditions that date back to the 19th century. It takes place for four days preceding Ash Wednesday.
A girl in a golden head dress at the Barranquilla Carnaval, a carnival with traditions that date back to the 19th century. It takes place for four days preceding Ash Wednesday.
Three women in yellow headdress sitting on the back of a car at the Barranquilla Carnaval, a carnival with traditions that date back to the 19th century. It takes place for four days preceding Ash Wednesday.
Locals at sunset in Nabusimake, a traditional indigenous village. Nabusimake is the spiritual center of the Arhuaco, a Native American ethnic group part of the Chibcha family, remnants of the Tairona Culture concentrated in northern Colombia in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
Local indigenous child in Nabusimake. Nabusimake is the spiritual center of the Arhuaco, a Native American ethnic group part of the Chibcha family, remnants of the Tairona Culture concentrated in northern Colombia in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.