episode description
In this episode of Outpost, we travel to the desert north of Colombia and the jungle hills of rural Dominican Republic, to witness the ways in which outside influences can bring both good and bad to small, unseen communities in the developing world. The world's top amputee kitesurfer, Sean Reyngoudt, takes us to the Guajira province of Colombia, to the northernmost tip of South America, to meet a trio of indigenous Wayuu kids who have taken up kitesurfing and become incredible at it, taking advantage of one of the windiest, most deserted places on earth. Then, we travel with Kim Brooks to see how a giant Canadian mining company has impacted the lives of the residents of a small town in the Dominican Republic. Residents complain of acid rain, ruined rivers, and various health problems, but will their complaints ever be heard?
