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Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.
  • An Afro-Colombian carrier balances on rough sawn timbers floating in the water during wood transportation in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • Afro-Colombian carriers lift a rough sawn timber during wood transportation in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • An Afro-Colombian wood reseller holds banknotes while selling rough sawn timbers in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • Afro-Colombian carriers load a rough sawn timber onto a truck during wood transportation in the port of Quibdó, Colombia, 1 October 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • An Afro-Colombian carrier loads rough sawn boards onto a truck during wood transportation in the port of Quibdó, Colombia, 7 October 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • Afro-Colombian log drivers stand on a raft of rough sawn timbers floating in the water during wood transportation in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • Afro-Colombian carriers lift a rough sawn timber during wood transportation in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • An Afro-Colombian carrier loads a rough sawn timber onto a truck during wood transportation in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • An Afro-Colombian carrier pushes a rough sawn timber while swimming in the water during wood transportation in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • An Afro-Colombian worker carries a rough sawn timber during wood transportation in the port of Quibdó, Colombia, 1 October 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • An Afro-Colombian carrier loads a rough sawn timber onto a truck during wood transportation in the port of Quibdó, Colombia, 1 October 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • An Afro-Colombian worker carries a rough sawn timber during wood transportation in the port of Quibdó, Colombia, 1 October 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • Afro-Colombian workers carry a rough sawn timber during wood transportation in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • An Afro-Colombian carrier lifts a rough sawn timber during wood transportation in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • Afro-Colombian workers carry a rough sawn timber during wood transportation in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • An Afro-Colombian worker controls dimensions of rough sawn timbers during wood transportation in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • An Afro-Colombian wood sawyer cuts edges of a rough sawn board during wood processing in a sawmill in Quibdó, Colombia, 7 October 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • An Afro-Colombian carrier pushes a rough sawn timber while swimming in the water during wood transportation in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • An Afro-Colombian worker checks the amount of rough sawn timbers during wood transportation in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • An Afro-Colombian worker carries a rough sawn board during wood processing in a sawmill in Quibdó, Colombia, 7 October 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • Afro-Colombian carriers balance on a raft of rough sawn timbers floating in the water during wood transportation in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • Afro-Colombian carriers lift a rough sawn timber during wood transportation in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • An Afro-Colombian log driver stands on a raft of rough sawn timbers floating in the water during wood transportation in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • An Afro-Colombian carrier loads a rough sawn timber onto a truck during wood transportation in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • An Afro-Colombian carrier loads rough sawn boards onto a truck during wood transportation in the port of Quibdó, Colombia, 7 October 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • Afro-Colombian carriers lift a rough sawn timber during wood transportation in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • An Afro-Colombian carrier pushes a rough sawn timber while swimming in the water during wood transportation in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • Afro-Colombian carriers lift a rough sawn timber during wood transportation in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • An Afro-Colombian worker carries a rough sawn timber during wood transportation in the port of Quibdó, Colombia, 1 October 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • Afro-Colombian workers carry a rough sawn timber during wood transportation in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • An Afro-Colombian carrier loads a rough sawn timber onto a truck during wood transportation in the port of Turbo, Colombia, 3 December 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.

  • An Afro-Colombian worker carries a rough sawn board during wood processing in a sawmill in Quibdó, Colombia, 7 October 2019. Tropical hardwood is extracted from the Pacific rainforest, driven down the Atrato river to the sawmills and then sold in the ports to wood merchants. Low quality wood is transported throughout the country, used mainly for construction purposes, while the fine woods (choiba, mahogany etc.) is exported exclusively to China.