Today I’m going to tell you a moving story that I stumbled across while researching the mountains of Los Nevados after my trip to Colombia over the new year. It concerns a 13-year old girl called Omayra Sanchez whose plight came to worldwide attention following the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in 1985.
Read moreThe tragedy of Armero: the 1985 eruption of Nevado del Ruiz
![The tragedy of Armero: the 1985 eruption of Nevado del Ruiz The tragedy of Armero: the 1985 eruption of Nevado del Ruiz](https://i0.wp.com/www.markhorrell.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC07210.jpg?resize=230%2C230&ssl=1)