A photo of Rosalba Ariza rests on amid images of the Virgin Mary at their family home. Ariza was kidnapped by men wearing The National Liberation Army’s identifying armbands on Nov. 1, 2016. No news have been heard since her disappearance. Cauca, Colombia.

Herbin Hoyos, a journalist an activist whose work focused on advocating against kidnapping as a regular practice among the illegal armed groups in Colombia, sits at a restaurant with members of the armed forces and local government during the massive search for Rosalba Ariza.

An indigenous Chaman blesses a bodyguard, part of the commission to find Rosalba Ariza, at her home near Paletará. The sight is unusual as members of government forces are not welcomed in these communities who have the legal right to organize their own Indigenous Guards. The exception took place as the two groups joined resources in an effort to find Rosalba Ariza.

A woman rests in the back of a truck after days of searching for teacher Rosalba Ariza who was kidnapped by men wearing The National Liberation Army’s (ELN) identifying armbands on Nov. 1, 2016. For weeks, hundreds of soldiers and indigenous people joined efforts to search the woman. Cauca, Colombia.

A truck loaded with soldiers and volunteers from a nearby indigenous community tasked with the search for Rosalba Ariza, a mother and school teacher kidnapped two weeks before, stop to exchange intelligence with an exhausted group of volunteers. A team of the Colombian Red Cross assists some of the injured people in the group. For weeks, hundreds of soldiers and indigenous people joined efforts to search the woman who has not been found. Cauca, Colombia.

Ground Combat Battalion soldiers take a break during a massive field search for 51 year-old teacher Rosalba Ariza who was kidnapped by men wearing identifying armbands of Colombia’s rebel group The National Liberation Army’s (ELN) on November 1, 2016. Loaded with more than 50 pounds of equipment and ammunition, the soldiers struggled to catch their breath hiking at more than 3,500 metres of altitude in the Andes’ highlands of Colombia.

A group of volunteers stand with posters demanding the release of a mother of two and teacher, Rosalba Ariza, who was kidnapped on November 1, 2016 by men wearing The National Liberation Army’s (ELN) identifying armbands. Cauca, Colombia.

A dog chases a truck filled with men from the army and indigenous communities who joined forces to search for Rosalba Ariza, a 51 year-old teacher who was kidnapped by men wearing identifying armbands of Colombia’s rebel group The National Liberation Army’s (ELN) on November 1, 2016. This was a historic event as government forces and indigenous groups have been rivals for decades. Cauca, Colombia. Nov. 18, 2016.

Ground Combat Battalion Soldier Eduard Vargas, 24, takes a break during a massive search for 51 year-old teacher Rosalba Ariza who was kidnapped by men wearing The National Liberation Army’s (ELN) identifying armbands on Nov. 1, 2016. Loaded with more than 50 pounds of equipment and ammunition, the soldiers struggled to catch their breath hiking at more than 3,500 metres of altitude in the Andes’ highlands of Colombia. Cauca, Colombia.