They have lived in the jungle for years – now drug dealers are using their knowledge to take visitors down the secret paths. And tell them the true stories of war and crime.
It may seem odd that a former drug dealer is now leading adventure travel along Colombia’s Caribbean coast. It may seem even stranger that he hands over the guests to a refugee from Venezuela while hiking in the mountains. But “peculiar” is often another word for normal in Colombia, and the idea is part of a new tourism strategy.