Reposted by Douwe den HeldJoshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 09/02/2025‘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.socialpiratewireservices.com‘Carnival of Despair’ as Ecuadorians head to PollsAmidst security concerns, constitutional crises, and growing public doubts, the country holds first round of presidential elections 1166
Douwe den Held @douwedenheld.bsky.social · 08/02/2025We’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). 1/4 110
Douwe den Held @douwedenheld.bsky.social · 22/01/2025From 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/...theguardian.com‘I felt death in the flames’: how lighting a forest fire inspired one man to transform a barren ranch into rainforestJuan 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 141
Reposted by Douwe den HeldOffMap Media @offmapmedia.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Hi 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...open.substack.comOffMap Media | Douwe | SubstackOn-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. 042
Reposted by Douwe den HeldAnastasia @anastasia-austin.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Item 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 👇 163
Douwe den Held @douwedenheld.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Without 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. 151
Douwe den Held @douwedenheld.bsky.social · 25/11/2024First 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) 130
Reposted by Douwe den HeldAnastasia @anastasia-austin.bsky.social · 16/11/2024I’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. 85529
Douwe den Held @douwedenheld.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Excited 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 010