This article contains graphic descriptions that some readers may find disturbing. Long on the margins of South America’s shipping hubs, the industrial city of Buenaventura on Colombia’s Pacific coast is seeing massive changes. Port expansion is ushering in a new era of maritime trade. Nearly 700 square kilometres are destined for new shipping infrastructure, including a liquefied gas port and expanded container storage. President Gustavo Petro’s vision for an 850-kilometre-long Pacific ...
