In Colombia, the plane provides the only link between isolated Colombian villages

In these border regions forgotten by the Colombian government, DC-3s provide an essential link between isolated communities and the rest of the country.

In the cabin, sitting in the middle of two tons of cargo, there are patients requiring treatment in hospitals in big cities, students on their way to university, priests and indigenous families visiting relatives.

Up front, a flight engineer monitors the flight instruments: the slightest failure could be fatal. At his side, the two pilots guide their machine between storms.

One of the most dangerous air routes

Nicknamed “the jungle buses”, the two Douglas DC-3s, a model which took part in the Normandy landings, are the last to take this air route, one of the most dangerous in the world.

Affected by climate change which causes torrential rains and floods, the indigenous communities of the Amazon need these devices more than ever.

Their role illustrates a complex reality: that of a two-speed country, where the survival of these abandoned areas still depends on technology from another century.