Magdalena

The fisherwoman and her colleagues have been monitoring biodiversity in the area's wetlands, which feed into the Magdalena River.

Magdalena was among those who clambered into motor boats and wooden canoes last June, bound for new homes.

Police were investigating but had no immediate word on a motive or possible suspects, said Magdalena Guzmán, a spokeswoman for the state prosecutor’s office.

Also on view this fall is “The Finest Disregard,” the first museum exhibition of Venezuelan-born, L.A.-based artist Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, whose playful, humorous and deeply influential work spans five decades.

“Magdalena takes cartoon characters as a starting point and imagines the possible psychologies and narratives these characters may experience,” he says.