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As the Tourists Flood In

In Santa Cruz del Islote, a tiny Caribbean island in Colombia, tourism came as a breath of fresh air. For a population of less than a thousand Afro Colombians, visitors meant more cash in their pockets and less risk-taking by sailing out to sea to fish. But the tourists flooded in, using up local resources. The fishery dwindled and the garbage piled up.

A film by

Adrián Caraballo
Juan José Morelos Castillo
Maria del Rosario de Hoyos

Humberto Duran / Features Unit Director

José Velasquez / Americas Now Executive Producer

Roselena Ramírez / Americas Now Producer

Christian Peña / Features Unit producer

Armando Guerra
Andrea Casino / Photography

Andrea Casino / Editor

Albert Val / Artwork and Motion Graphics

Audionetwork / Music

Armando Guerra / Director