Buenaventura's witchcarft in the underworld

A look into Buenaventura's gangs dark beliefs

The witchcraft of Buenaventura embodies a religious mysticism, which preserves traditional African beliefs within a deeply Catholic existence. For those who believe, brujería heals, cures, it protects its followers, but it can also cause harm and even kill.

Buenaventura on Colombia’s Pacific coast is one of the country’s most impoverished and violent cities. Rival drug gangs battle for the region’s lucrative trafficking routes and violence is fuelled by this sinister belief in black magic.