A fragile enclave in Colombia offers shelter from armed group violence
'Growing up in hostile environments' (1/7). Photographer Louisa Ben traveled to the port city of Buenaventura, Colombia, long plagued by armed group violence. She opens the doors to the stilt houses of the so-called 'peace zone,' a neighborhood protected by police and soldiers but whose fragile safety has been shaken since the recent election of a far-right president backed by Donald Trump.
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