Gallery: Colombia, violence in Buenaventura

Buenaventura has around 400,000 inhabitants and the biggest port on the Pacific coast. It is also one of the biggest trafficking hubs for cocaine, much of which comes from illegal plantations around Buenaventura. Since the privatisation of the port in 1993, many people have lost their jobs, which has contributed to the emergence of "barrios populares" (slums) in the low-tide areas of the town.