Douwe den Held
@douwedenheld.bsky.social
Investigative Journalist & Analyst in South America | Cycling | OffMap Media | denheld@protonmail.com
May 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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‘Carnival of Despair’ as Ecuadorians head to Polls
Amidst security concerns, constitutional crises, and growing public doubts, the country holds first round of presidential elections
LATEST for PWS by @douwedenheld.bsky.social and @anastasia-austin.bsky.social
Amidst security concerns, constitutional crises, and growing public doubts, the country holds first round of presidential elections
LATEST for PWS by @douwedenheld.bsky.social and @anastasia-austin.bsky.social
‘Carnival of Despair’ as Ecuadorians head to Polls
Amidst security concerns, constitutional crises, and growing public doubts, the country holds first round of presidential elections
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February 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
‘Carnival of Despair’ as Ecuadorians head to Polls
Amidst security concerns, constitutional crises, and growing public doubts, the country holds first round of presidential elections
LATEST for PWS by @douwedenheld.bsky.social and @anastasia-austin.bsky.social
Amidst security concerns, constitutional crises, and growing public doubts, the country holds first round of presidential elections
LATEST for PWS by @douwedenheld.bsky.social and @anastasia-austin.bsky.social
We’re in Quito covering tomorrow’s elections. So far, President Noboa’s campaign is by far the most visible. Cardboard cutouts in various outfits (think: business-Noboa, gym-Noboa, casual-Noboa) are everywhere (photo 1). 1/4
February 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We’re in Quito covering tomorrow’s elections. So far, President Noboa’s campaign is by far the most visible. Cardboard cutouts in various outfits (think: business-Noboa, gym-Noboa, casual-Noboa) are everywhere (photo 1). 1/4
From rancher to reforester: @anastasia-austin.bsky.social and I explore in @theguardian.com how Juan Guillermo Garcés built a 3,000 hectare reserve in Colombia after a youth of cutting down jungle. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘I felt death in the flames’: how lighting a forest fire inspired one man to transform a barren ranch into rainforest
Juan Guillermo Garcés had a brush with death while burning jungle for cattle pasture – now he runs a nature reserve in Colombia where more than 100 new species have been discovered
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
From rancher to reforester: @anastasia-austin.bsky.social and I explore in @theguardian.com how Juan Guillermo Garcés built a 3,000 hectare reserve in Colombia after a youth of cutting down jungle. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Hi Bluesky! 👋
We’re OffMap Media - an independent journalism project by two reporters cycling through the Andes.
Expect notes from the field, photos, and stories from the road.
Learn more about us and read our latest Field Dispatch here: open.substack.com/pub/offmapme...
We’re OffMap Media - an independent journalism project by two reporters cycling through the Andes.
Expect notes from the field, photos, and stories from the road.
Learn more about us and read our latest Field Dispatch here: open.substack.com/pub/offmapme...
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On-the-ground reporting, analysis, and storytelling from two investigative journalists cycling through South America. Click to read OffMap Media, a Substack publication. Launched 2 days ago.
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December 22, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Hi Bluesky! 👋
We’re OffMap Media - an independent journalism project by two reporters cycling through the Andes.
Expect notes from the field, photos, and stories from the road.
Learn more about us and read our latest Field Dispatch here: open.substack.com/pub/offmapme...
We’re OffMap Media - an independent journalism project by two reporters cycling through the Andes.
Expect notes from the field, photos, and stories from the road.
Learn more about us and read our latest Field Dispatch here: open.substack.com/pub/offmapme...
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Item in yesterday’s Espectador how rising extortion in Medellin, Buenaventura, and Quibdó have become gangs’ most profitable source of income, “impeding urban Paz Total.”
The trend goes far beyond these cities and even Colombia. Extortion has skyrocketed in Ecuador, Peru, Mexico and others. 1/2 👇
The trend goes far beyond these cities and even Colombia. Extortion has skyrocketed in Ecuador, Peru, Mexico and others. 1/2 👇
December 2, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Item in yesterday’s Espectador how rising extortion in Medellin, Buenaventura, and Quibdó have become gangs’ most profitable source of income, “impeding urban Paz Total.”
The trend goes far beyond these cities and even Colombia. Extortion has skyrocketed in Ecuador, Peru, Mexico and others. 1/2 👇
The trend goes far beyond these cities and even Colombia. Extortion has skyrocketed in Ecuador, Peru, Mexico and others. 1/2 👇
Without an agreement on cutting back plastic production Busan joins Baku and Cali as the third disappointing summit in a month. Coastal communities are among the first who suffer the consequences as sea levels rise, biodiversity drops and plastic fills their beaches. picture: Juanchaco, Colombia.
December 2, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Without an agreement on cutting back plastic production Busan joins Baku and Cali as the third disappointing summit in a month. Coastal communities are among the first who suffer the consequences as sea levels rise, biodiversity drops and plastic fills their beaches. picture: Juanchaco, Colombia.
First time I’ve arrived at an airport closed during the day, as we re a bit early for today’s only flight (aeropuerto Alcides Fernández Acandí, Chocó)
November 25, 2024 at 6:48 PM
First time I’ve arrived at an airport closed during the day, as we re a bit early for today’s only flight (aeropuerto Alcides Fernández Acandí, Chocó)
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I’ve created a group for those reporting on and researching corruption and organized crime.
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Will do my best to keep it up-to date, but let me know if you’d like to be added.
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Will do my best to keep it up-to date, but let me know if you’d like to be added.
November 16, 2024 at 12:40 AM
I’ve created a group for those reporting on and researching corruption and organized crime.
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Will do my best to keep it up-to date, but let me know if you’d like to be added.
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Will do my best to keep it up-to date, but let me know if you’d like to be added.
Excited to see whether Bluesky can make it! Lot of new followers, thanks for that! I am building a starter deck with journalists covering Latin America in English here: go.bsky.app/42Ly6NV
November 16, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Excited to see whether Bluesky can make it! Lot of new followers, thanks for that! I am building a starter deck with journalists covering Latin America in English here: go.bsky.app/42Ly6NV