Chocó is one of the Colombian departments that has historically been most forgotten. According to the latest multidimensional poverty report from DANE (National Administrative Department of Statistics), Bolívar, La Guajira, Chocó, Norte de Santander and Tolima are five of the poorest departments in Colombia.
According to the document, more than 36% of people do not have access to health, education and lack formal work.
Precisely, knowing first-hand the Chocó society and what its ways of life are like, caught the attention of our journalistic team who took a direct flight to the capital of Chocó, Quibdó.
554 kilometers separate Bogotá from Quibdó, but a commercial flight shortens the distance to just one hour. The warm people and the Atrato River welcomed us.
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Quibdó has a population of more than 142 thousand inhabitants, its main economy is agriculture and fishing; However, due to the lack of possibilities, young people are influenced to take paths outside the law.