Marmato is the product of a centuries-long symbiosis of mining and village life in central Colombia. Photo by Bram Ebus.
Rúben Dairo Rotavista has a little laugh with one of his colleague miners, before they change shifts. Photo by Bram Ebus.
Humberto Valencia Mina is one of Marmato’s Afro-Colombian inhabitants and belongs to a family of miners. Photo by Bram Ebus.
Iron buckets whiz around transporting minerals. Ancient and semi-modern mining techniques are used in the historical mining village. Photo by Bram Ebus.
Marmato lies in the Central Andes of Colombia. The mountain corridor rich in minerals has been visited by many foreign entrepreneurs and adventurers who were looking for gold. Photo by Bram Ebus
Humberto Valencia Mina and two Marmato miners hang around. More than half the population of Marmato is Afro-Colombian and about 17 percent are of Indigenous origin. Photo by Bram Ebus.
A mural dedicated to Marmato's mining culture. Photo by Bram Ebus.