In Colombia, that’s code for criminal governance. Understandably, locals didn’t say much about who the other authority was, but the next day we came across ELN graffiti in an abandoned building on a small but important route connecting the Llanos to Cordillera Oriental

Field Notes | Boyacá, Colombia| Cycling through the paramos on 64 (Socha-Sacama), we were warned off wild camping by local who told us that “police are not the only authority here.” 🪡 1/2