LA MUERTE DE GERONIMO

The description for this project is quite extraordinary beautiful 🤩🙌 Reminds me of Hemingway a bit 😃👌 IN ENGLISH: The narrative begins in November 1985. As Colombia grapples with the aftermath of the Nevado del Ruiz eruption, a young Álvaro Serna Carmona begins his service in the National Police, assigned to the department of Huila. Throughout its pages, the book documents his experiences in municipalities such as Altamira, Garzón, Guadalupe, and Tarqui. The work recounts, with respect and fidelity, life at the station, where the author and his colleagues confront the complexities of an era marked by the rise of drug trafficking and the presence of insurgent groups. In this context, each day becomes a lesson in survival and camaraderie under the Huila sun. The turning point comes with the death of Gerónimo, an event that impacts the daily life of the unit and which the author processes through his artistic sensibility. Far from being a denunciation, the book is a coming-of-age story: it shows how the discipline of service and his passion for painting allowed the protagonist to maintain his integrity and his faith. The story culminates with the author's honorable retirement after his wife's pregnancy is announced, deciding that his new mission is to build a legacy of peace through his pictorial work.