Magdalena River, Colombia
Project: Hobo - La Jagua
![The multiple lives entangled with the river have drastically changed with the dams.](https://climatesofinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UAndes-Web-Content-Slideshow-1-image-P1330573-1024x680.jpg)
The multiple lives entangled with the river have drastically changed with the dams.
Interruption. Courtesy of: Cayena Ortegón
![Dams halt the course of the river, altering the rhythms of its dwellers and the landscape itself.](https://climatesofinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UAndes-Web-Content-Slideshow-1-image-P1330385-1024x600.jpg)
Dams halt the course of the river, altering the rhythms of its dwellers and the landscape itself.
Green resurrection. Courtesy of: Cayena Ortegón
![Everyday life in still water: altered fish migration paths, fishing arts, and local livelihoods.](https://climatesofinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UAndes-Web-Content-Slideshow-1-image-P1330384-2-1024x600.jpg)
Everyday life in still water: altered fish migration paths, fishing arts, and local livelihoods.
Alirio, water and calandrio. Courtesy of: Cayena Ortegón
![2019: Mural](https://climatesofinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UANDES-Illustrative-Image-4-2019-Mural-1024x683.jpg)
The many ways to resist the imposition of unwanted infrastructures.
Art Resistance. Courtesy of: Julián Barrera
![Tributaries paint the Magdalena red overnight when it rains in areas with dark soils.](https://climatesofinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UAndes-Web-Content-Slideshow-1-image-IMG_2408-1024x683.jpg)
Tributaries paint the Magdalena red overnight when it rains in areas with dark soils.
Yuma’s Colors. Courtesy of: Julián Barrera
![For many, the day is not complete without a swim in the sun-bathed river.](https://climatesofinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UAndes-Web-Content-Slideshow-1-image-IMG_5814-1024x768.jpg)
For many, the day is not complete without a swim in the sun-bathed river.
Sunset swim. Courtesy of: Manuela Rodríguez
![Riverside communities’ livelihoods are entangled to the river. Fishing is often a family legacy.](https://climatesofinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UAndes-Web-Content-Slideshow-1-image-IMG_5876-1024x768.jpg)
Riverside communities’ livelihoods are entangled to the river. Fishing is often a family legacy.
Fishermen’s legacy. Courtesy of: Manuela Rodríguez
![Living by the river allows people to benefit from more than just its water.](https://climatesofinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UAndes-Web-Content-Slideshow-1-image-IMG_5867-1024x768.jpg)
Living by the river allows people to benefit from more than just its water.
Riverside truck. Courtesy of: Manuela Rodríguez
![River people. Courtesy of: Manuela Rodríguez](https://climatesofinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UAndes-Web-Content-Slideshow-1-image-IMG_5811-1024x768.jpg)
Claims for the river are deeply rooted in growing up by the riverside. Dams threaten that life.
River people. Courtesy of: Manuela Rodríguez
![Empty riverside. Courtesy of: Manuela Rodríguez](https://climatesofinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UAndes-Web-Content-Slideshow-1-image-IMG_5754-1024x768.jpg)
Once full of life, the river’s surroundings are now plain pastures cleared for dam induced floods.
Empty riverside. Courtesy of: Manuela Rodríguez