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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Luke Taylor in Providence

A tiny island fears for its way of life as outside world encroaches: ‘They wanna do away with us’

Manzanillo Beach on Providence island.
Manzanillo Beach on Providence island. Photograph: Hemis/Alamy

The first thing that strikes visitors arriving on Old Providence is the island’s deep serenity. There are no cars and little noise except for the reggae playing at beach bars.

Unlike most of Colombia’s tourist hotspots, there are no hawkers either; visitors are left to laze on the powdery white sands of Providence’s beaches alone. Even the sea is still as a lake.

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