Ana Yolima Viveros Larrahondo, San Miguel, Colombia
Photographs and text by Ana Yolima Viveros Larrahondo, San Miguel, Colombia
The Cimarrona Guard is the highest authority within the Black community in the community councils, responsible for protecting both life and territory. This ancestral practice had been abandoned for a long time due to armed conflicts. Nowadays, the community feels secure because the Guard enforces control and restrictions on outsiders who might wish to harm the community or its territory.