Neiva

Neiva is the hot confluence of several rivers, including the muddy monster Magdalena (on the verge of overflowing nowadays, along with the Orinoco).

7 The Journey Back « Unknowing 2010

At 9AM in Neiva there were no buses leaving till 1, or 3 or 4.

7 The Journey Back « Unknowing 2010

One of them was moving back home from Neiva: he was the one who bought me the first empanadas and the youngest.

6 A Colombian Family « Unknowing 2010

These fan out to cover the road, to shade the cattle and the avenues of Neiva, the capital.

Al Huila « Unknowing 2010

When it was done they quit and it was vallenatos after that, all the way till 3 AM in the glorious bus terminal of Neiva.

1 The Journey To Huila « Unknowing 2010

So we parked out baggage at an overflowing holding place manned by a lethargic woman (Esa vieja como que no tiene ganas de trabajar hoy), and wandered into Neiva.

7 The Journey Back « Unknowing 2010

Our UN driver had agreed to wait for us until sunset and then return with or without us to Neiva.

A Billion Lives Jan Egeland 2008

In the end one of our loyal UN drivers volunteered to drive for ten hours from Bogota to Neiva and pick us up at the airport the next morning, along with some courageous pathfinders from the local Colombian Red Cross chapter.

A Billion Lives Jan Egeland 2008

The political and social climate was now so tense that it turned out to be nearly impossible to find anyone who would be willing to take us from the airport in the small southern city of Neiva and into the rural area where the FARC would pick us up.

A Billion Lives Jan Egeland 2008

One Comment mark kaplan said on April 2nd, 2008 at 7:52 pm hi there—- i use recycled plastic bottles in my earrings sometimes….. it is a great alternative to the usage of the classic technique of plique-au-jour enameling and is far more durable to boot…. i appreciate the translucence and spectrum of colors out there…… Neiva and Fructis are a couple of my favorites…..

Recycled Plastic: Artist Call for Submissions 2008