Rising Voices grantee alumnus HiperBarrio [1] based in Medellín, Colombia continues its participatory media work in the neighborhood of La Loma. To build upon their previous work mapping their community with Open Street Maps [2], the ConVerGentes team decided to explore the world of balloon mapping [3]. Together with Fredy Rivera [4], a local mapping enthusiast, several members of the team took part in this new experience, as a way to gain a different perspective of their local community. Gabriel Vanegas, coordinator of the project, wrote [3]:
Lo más divertido fue tomar las fotos aéreas y lo más delicado recuperarlas. Debemos reconocer que estas imágenes nos aportan para tener un mejor reconocimiento del territorio y aportar al ejercicio de mapeo en esto de hacer cartografía social.
Here are some images of the day's activities. All photographs by HiperBarrio [5] and used under a CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license.