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When José Luis Iguarán steps outside his home in La Guajira, northern Colombia, he is met with a line of 10 towering wind turbines stretching across the cactus-strewn terrain toward the Caribbean Sea.

Guajira 1 was also marred by roadblocks, a common way of protesting in La Guajira when locals feel unheard.

One such firm, AES Colombia is developing the country's largest wind energy cluster in La Guajira, with six wind farms.

On the windswept beach in Cabo de la Vela, Mr Laguna says La Guajira has historically been neglected by the state.

With some of Colombia's most powerful winds, La Guajira has now become the epicentre of the country's shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy.