Nukak Maku

The Nukak Maku people, a nomadic indian tribe from Amazonia. Roughly cut off their original tribal lifestyle in refugee camps, they stuck between worlds. See the photos from Amazonia.

Comandante and the people

The photos of the Cuban Revolutionary leaders (Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Raul Castro,…) seen at the ordinary working places in Havana and Santiago de Cuba. See the photos from Havana and Santiago de Cuba.

50 years after Revolution

About 50 years after revolution, led by Fidel Castro, and adopting the communist ideology shortly after the victory, the Caribbean island of Cuba is the only country in Americas having the communist political system. See the photos from Cuba.

Holy Week

Traditional christian celebration held during the Holy Week in Malaga, Andalusia. Cofradías (The Brothehoods) organize religious processions throughout the city. See the photos from Malaga.

Hunger and Rage

The poor people of Haiti fall deeper into the extreme poverty. The population suffers from hunger, social and living conditions in Haitian slums are a human tragedy. The rage grows and the misery continues. See the photos from Haiti.

Haraga

Young moroccan immigrants (haraga) trying to cross illegaly the Strait of Gibraltar to escape to Europe. See the photos from Tanger.

Banana Republic

Eighty percent of the exported bananas in the world are grown in Latin America. A local farmer has no other alternative than to sell for a price offered by the multinational company. See the photos from Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia.

Contraband

Contraband smugglers at the frontier. Cheap gasoline, gas and food flows to Colombia, cocaine goes the opposite direction. See the photos from the border between Colombia and Venezuela.

Cockfight

Cockfighting sport and culture. Breeding, training of cocks; cockfight arena and people involved in cockfights. See the photos from Colombia and Venezuela.

Esmeralda

Emerald mining areas in Muzo, the central part of Colombia. Life and work of guaqueros, digging for gemstones, keeping the dream about magic green stone alive and facing the no man's land rules. See the photos from Colombia.

Life of a Scavenger

The biggest garbage dump in Central America (La Chureca) gives a poor livelihood to hundreds of Managua dwellers. They live and work on the dump re-collecting trash. See the photos from Nicaragua.

The Battle of Colors

Carnival of Barranquilla, the traditional festival with street dance, music full of Caribbean rhythm and masquerade parades. See the photos from Barranquilla.

Women Gold Miners

Women miners working in goldbearing mud, searching for gold and platine in the jungle rivers of Chocó, the western lowlands of Colombia. See the photos from Chocó.

Jesus Combat

El Calvario slum in the pure centre of Cali is the final stop. Poor dwellers recollect the garbage, children get high by sniffing the shoe glue and all together watch out for not getting shot dead by El Sheriff. See the photos from Cali.

Amazon River

People living on the Amazon river banks, the largest river system in the world. Indigenous people pushed to the edge, Brazilians caught in the jungle towns with no hope to escape. See the photos from Amazonia.

Jangadeiros

Brazilian artesanal fishermen using unique wooden raft boat called jangada. They spent up to several days on sea being tens of kilometres far from the coast, with no navigation on board. See the photos from Brazil.

Fishermen of Chile

Although the industrial fishing methods have been implemented in the last decades, the traditional artisanal (small-scale) fishery still plays an important role in the Chilean fishing industry and in the Chilean society too. See the photos from Chile.

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