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  • 2014/11/23 – Quimili, Argentina: Juan Yedro (44) drinks mate, a traditional South American caffeine-rich infused drink while he spends time with his daughters Jenny Yedro (7) and Janet Yedro (2) at his home in allotment 4 of the Guaycurú Indigenous Community. The people in the area are being threaten by soy producers that see their land as an opportunity to grow more of the crop. On the otherhand indigenous defend a sustainable agriculture and to live in harmony with the nature. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • View of Los Proceres boulevard while people are queuing to see the remains of President Hugo Chávez during his funeral in Caracas, 8th March, 2013. Chávez ruled Venezuela for 14 years, passed away on the 5th March 2013.  He revolutionized not only his nation but also other countries in Latin America, with his political views and what he called the “21st Century Socialism”, supported by the petrodollars from Venezuela’s massive oil-reserves.
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  • Three men protecting themselves from the harsh sun while waiting in the long queues to see the remains of President Hugo Chávez during his funeral in Caracas, Venezuela, 8th March 2013. Chávez ruled Venezuela for 14 years, passed away on the 5th March 2013.  He revolutionized not only his nation but also other countries in Latin America, with his political views and what he called the “21st Century Socialism”, supported by the petrodollars from Venezuela’s massive oil-reserves.
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  • Chavista woman wearing a t-shirt saying 'I am Chávez' during the funeral of the Venezuelan President, Caracas, 8th March 2013. Chávez ruled Venezuela for 14 years, passed away on the 5th March 2013.  He revolutionized not only his nation but also other countries in Latin America, with his political views and what he called the “21st Century Socialism”, supported by the petrodollars from Venezuela’s massive oil-reserves.
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  • Two Chávez supportes show their emotion during the funeral of Venezuelan President, Hugo Chávez, in Caracas, 8th March 2013. Chávez ruled Venezuela for 14 years, passed away on the 5th March 2013.  He revolutionized not only his nation but also other countries in Latin America, with his political views and what he called the “21st Century Socialism”, supported by the petrodollars from Venezuela’s massive oil-reserves.
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  • Crowds follow the proceedings of the funeral of President Hugo Chávez on a giant screen outside the Military Academy in Caracas on the 8th March 2013.  President of Iran, Mahmud Ahmadinejad and President of Belarus are seen next to the coffin of the Venezuelan President. Chávez ruled Venezuela for 14 years, passed away on the 5th March 2013.  He revolutionized not only his nation but also other countries in Latin America, with his political views and what he called the “21st Century Socialism”, supported by the petrodollars from Venezuela’s massive oil-reserves.
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  • Chávez supporter holds a poster of the late Venezuelan President during his funeral in Caracas, 8th March 2013. Chávez ruled Venezuela for 14 years, passed away on the 5th March 2013.  He revolutionized not only his nation but also other countries in Latin America, with his political views and what he called the “21st Century Socialism”, supported by the petrodollars from Venezuela’s massive oil-reserves.
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  • Firing canon salutes honoring President Hugo Chávez during his funeral in the Military Academy in Caracas, Venezuela, 8th March 2013. Chávez ruled Venezuela for 14 years, passed away on the 5th March 2013.  He revolutionized not only his nation but also other countries in Latin America, with his political views and what he called the “21st Century Socialism”, supported by the petrodollars from Venezuela’s massive oil-reserves.
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  • An Hugo Chávez supporter holds a Chávez action man during the funeral of Venezuela's President in Caracas, 8th March 2012. Souvenirs and paraphernalia with the President's image were really popular during the mourning period in Venezuela. Chávez ruled Venezuela for 14 years, passed away on the 5th March 2013.  He revolutionized not only his nation but also other countries in Latin America, with his political views and what he called the “21st Century Socialism”, supported by the petrodollars from Venezuela’s massive oil-reserves.
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  • People waiting on the long queues that were formed to visit the remains of the Venezuela's President, Hugo Chávez, during his funeral in Caracas, 8th March 2013. Chávez ruled Venezuela for 14 years, passed away on the 5th March 2013.  He revolutionized not only his nation but also other countries in Latin America, with his political views and what he called the “21st Century Socialism”, supported by the petrodollars from Venezuela’s massive oil-reserves.
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  • Two soldiers from the Bolivarian Army of Venezuela rest against piles of bottles of water. The water bottles were given to the people waiting in the queues to visit the remains of Venezuela's President, Hugo Chávez, during his funeral in Caracas, 8th March 2013. Chávez ruled Venezuela for 14 years, passed away on the 5th March 2013.  He revolutionized not only his nation but also other countries in Latin America, with his political views and what he called the “21st Century Socialism”, supported by the petrodollars from Venezuela’s massive oil-reserves.
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  • Man uses Venezuela flag to cover his face while resting from the long queues to visit the remains of President Hugo Chávez, during his funeral in Caracas, 8th March 2013. Chávez ruled Venezuela for 14 years, passed away on the 5th March 2013.  He revolutionized not only his nation but also other countries in Latin America, with his political views and what he called the “21st Century Socialism”, supported by the petrodollars from Venezuela’s massive oil-reserves.
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  • Members of the radical Simon Bolivar milicia shout words in favour of the Bolivarian Revolution durign the funeral of Venezuela's President, Hugo Chávez, in Caracas, 8th March 2013. Chávez ruled Venezuela for 14 years, passed away on the 5th March 2013.  He revolutionized not only his nation but also other countries in Latin America, with his political views and what he called the “21st Century Socialism”, supported by the petrodollars from Venezuela’s massive oil-reserves.
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  • Chávez supporters distribute  propaganda during the funeral of Venezuela's President, Hugo Chávez, in Caracas, 8th March 2013. Chávez ruled Venezuela for 14 years, passed away on the 5th March 2013.  He revolutionized not only his nation but also other countries in Latin America, with his political views and what he called the “21st Century Socialism”, supported by the petrodollars from Venezuela’s massive oil-reserves.
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  • 2016/10/05 - Muisne, Ecuador: A boy passes in front of place where before many families lived on the coast of Chamanga, Ecuador, 5th October 2016. The Ecuadorian Government doesn’t want to rebuild houses on the coast of Chamanga since it is consider a high-risk area, something that the locals deny. The earthquake reached the magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale hit the Ecuadorian coast, where more than a million and half of people live, circa 10% of the total population of the country. On the aftermath, 4,859 were injured and 671 died, mostly because of the collapse of buildings. The areas affected are in a vulnerable socio-economic position, with levels of extreme poverty in some cases, which contributed to the high number of injured and perish people. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/06 - Muisne, Ecuador: Two brothers reconstruct the house of their family on the island of Muisne, Ecuador, 6th October 2016.  Even living in precarious conditions the inhabitants of Muisne, refuse to leave the island, even when it’s recommended by the Government, since it is considered a high-risk area. The population in the island claim that they were born there and they don’t know any other way of living, so they refuse the abandon the place that they call home for generations. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/05 - Chamanga, Ecuador: Maritza Madranda, 40, lives in Chamanga, Ecuador, and lost her house during the 16th April earthquake, 5th October 2016. She now lives in the shelter provided by the Government, since they don’t allow her to rebuilt her house because it was situated on a high- risk area. “We were forgotten before the earthquake and will continue forgotten now, this is our destiny”, claims Maritza, that doesn’t believe she will ever have any other help of the Government. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/08 – Pedernales, Ecuador: A boy plays a serenade to a girl on the memorial to the victims of the 16th April earthquake, Pedernales, Ecuador, 8th October 2016. Pedernales was the epicentre of the earthquake, which destroyed much of the city and killed 188 people. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/06 - Muisne, Ecuador: A man carries a sofa back to the refurbish hut in the island of Muisne, Ecuador, 6th October 2016. Even living in precarious conditions the inhabitants of Muisne refuse to leave the island, even when it’s recommended by the Government, since it is considered a high-risk area. The population in the island claim that they were born there and they don’t know any other way of living, so they refuse the abandon the place that they call home for generations. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/10 – Bahia de de Caráquez, Ecuador: A man carries wreckage of the house he is rebuilding in Bahia de Caráquez, Ecuador, 10th October 2016. Many people don’t believe they will get any Government help, so they have started to rebuild their houses by themselves. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/10 – Bahia de de Caráquez, Ecuador: A son helps his father to rebuild a window of their home in Bahia de Caráquez, Ecuador, 10th October 2016. Many people don’t believe they will get any Government help, so they have started to rebuild their houses by themselves. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/10 – Bahia de de Caráquez, Ecuador: Two makeshift tents on the side walk in Bahia de Caráquez, Ecuador, 10th October 2016. Bahia is a beach touristic destination, specially to Ecuadorians from the mountains, but after the 16th April earthquake most of the city was damaged and destroyed leaving many locals living in provisional homes all around the city. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/08 – Pedernales, Ecuador: Maria Nevares (in the centre) with part of her family in a makeshift tent where they live, Pedernales, Ecuador, 8th October 2016. Ten people live in Maria’s tent that is set on what was her former house before the earthquake. They pile the mattresses during the day so there is enough space for them to socialize and walk around. Maria complains about the lack of support from the Government, especially because since she doesn’t have papers for her the land where she was born. Without the papers the Government refuses to build her a new home. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/05 – Chamanga, Ecuador: A girl offers candies to a boy that is inside of a Government shelter in Chamanga, Ecuador, 5th August 2016. Thousands of people lost their houses with the 16th April earthquake that hit the Ecuadorian coast and many where forced to live in shelters provided by the Government, while new houses are being built. On the Province of Muisne, which Chamanga is part of; there are five Government shelters that house 563 families, according to Government figures from August. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/05 - Chamanga, Ecuador: Elias Alejandro, 46, is a fisherman in Chamanga, Ecuador, and lost his house during the 16th April earthquake, 5th October 2016. He now lives with his wife and five children in a makeshift house owned by his mother-in-law. Getting a new house is not only his main worry. Since the earthquake there isn’t much fish on the sea, making the survival of him and his family even more difficult. Elias now hopes to get some help from the Government to build a new house, but he doubts it will ever come since he lives in what is consider a high-risk area. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/10 – Bahia de Caráquez, Ecuador: One of the Narcisa’s grandsons, hide his face when he ears conversations about the earthquake, 10th October 2016. “He got really scared when the earthquake happened. He had many nightmares on the following nights and when replicas occurred” says Narcisa. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/08/04 – Portoviejo, Ecuador: Firemen relax by watching television during their free time in Portoviejo, Ecuador, 4th August 2016. The fireman headquarters collapsed during the 16th April earthquake and they now operate under tents until a new headquarters is build. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/10 – Bahia de Caráquez, Ecuador: Narcisa Mera, 53, leaving her improvised kitchen in  Sucre Park, the central square in Bahia de Caráquez, Ecuador, 10th October 2016. Narcisa refuses to move to a shelter provided by the Government, because she is afraid that thieves can steal the few belongings she possesses. She claims that shelters are filled with some bad people and she can’t protect her things and her grandchildren. Instead, she prefers to live in the Park in front of her former house that was destroyed by the 16th April earthquake with another 30 families. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/08/04 – Portoviejo, Ecuador: Two scavengers cycle around Portoviejo, Ecuador, looking for things among the collapse buildings in the centre of the city, 4th August 2016. Portoviejo’s centre due to its old buildings was heavily damaged by the earthquake of 16th April. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/10/06 - Muisne, Ecuador: View of the destruction caused by the 16th April earthquake in the island of Muisne, Ecuador, 6th October 2016. The earthquake reached the magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale hit the Ecuadorian coast, where more than a million and half of people live, circa 10% of the total population of the country. On the aftermath, 4,859 were injured and 671 died, mostly because of the collapse of buildings. The areas affected are in a vulnerable socio-economic position, with levels of extreme poverty in some cases, which contributed to the high number of injured and perish people. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/11/23 - Medellín, Colombia: View of the city of Medellín from the Pablo Escobar neighbourhood. Originally called “Medellin Sin Tugurios,” or Medellin Without Shanty Towns, Barrio Pablo Escobar is located high up on the eastern slope of Medellin, where Pablo Escobar built 413 houses, which he gave to poor people that used to live in a mountain of garbage in the Moravia neighbourhood. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/11/24 - Medellín, Colombia: John Velásquez, best known as “Popeye”, in Maria "Rosa Mistica", the Virgin of Aguacatala altar in Medellín. "Popeye" was Pablo Escobar's former head assassin who was released last year from jail after 23 years of imprisonment. He confesses being the author of about 300 hundred murders ordered by Colombia's most famous drug lord. Velásquez is trying to integrate in society, writing already two book about his time with Escobar and has plans to make a movie. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/11/24 - Medellín, Colombia: John Velásquez, best known as “Popeye”, prays to Maria "Rosa Mistica", the Virgin of Aguacatala in Medellín. "Popeye" was Pablo Escobar's former head assassin who was released last year from jail after 23 years of imprisonment. He confesses being the author of about 300 hundred murders ordered by Colombia's most famous drug lord. Velásquez is trying to integrate in society, writing already two book about his time with Escobar and has plans to make a movie. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/11/20- Medellín, Colombia: The past and present of Medellín. These two bird made by Colombian contemporary artist Fernando Botero, represent the history of the city. The one on the left was damaged after a bombed went off on the 10th of June 1995 killing 30 people. Even if Pablo Escobar was dead the violence continued.   Tours focusing on the life and death of Pablo Escobar are becoming quite popular among international tourists that visit Medellín. In recent times more than 10 tour operators have started to give the tour, helped by the interest generated by Netflix "Narcos" series. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 29/03/2016 - Medellin, Colombia: The past and present of Medellín. These two bird made by Colombian contemporary artist Fernando Botero, represent the history of the city. The one on the left was damaged after a bombed went off on the 10th of June 1995 killing 30 people. Even if Pablo Escobar was dead the violence continued.   Tours focusing on the life and death of Pablo Escobar are becoming quite popular among international tourists that visit Medellín. In recent times more than 10 tour operators have started to give the tour, helped by the interest generated by Netflix "Narcos" series. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2016/03/29 - Medellín, Colombia: A man listens to the testemony of victims of war in Casa da Memória (Museum of Memory) in Medellin. This museum tells the story and honors the memory of the victims of the armed conflict in Medellin and in Colombia.(Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/11/20- Medellín, Colombia: A group of boys hangout in Barrio Las Independencias in Comuna 13, Medellín. The Comuna 13 was once one of the most violent of Medellín. Nowadays many tourists come to visit to see its famous street art and the iconic electric stairscases that facilitate the mobility of the residents up and down the hill. Life in Medellín is changing quickly. Once consider the murder capital of the world is now being revitalized by enormous urbanism projects. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 30/03/2016 - Medellin: Colombia: Tourists visit the tomb of Pablo Escobar in Monte Sacro cemetery in Medellin. Tours focusing on the life and death of Pablo Escobar are becoming quite popular among international tourists that visit Medellín. In recent times more than 10 tour operators have started to give the tour, helped by the interest generated by Netflix "Narcos" series. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 30/03/2016 - Medellin: Colombia: Mexican tourists, Naib Tapia, 23, and Yanira Osuna, 23, visit the tomb of Pablo Escobar in Monte Sacro cemetery in Medellin. Tours focusing on the life and death of Pablo Escobar are becoming quite popular among international tourists that visit Medellín. In recent times more than 10 tour operators have started to give the tour, helped by the interest generated by Netflix "Narcos" series. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/11/20- Medellín, Colombia:  A man clenas daily Pablo Escobar family tomb in Montesacro Cemetery in Medellín. He said he was hired by the Escobar family to keep it tidy. Tours focusing on the life and death of Pablo Escobar are becoming quite popular among international tourists that visit Medellín. In recent times more than 10 tour operators have started to give the tour, helped by the interest generated by Netflix "Narcos" series. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 30/03/2016 - Medellin: Colombia: Mexican tourists, Naib Tapia, 23, and Yanira Osuna, 23, visit the tomb of Pablo Escobar in Monte Sacro cemetery in Medellin. Tours focusing on the life and death of Pablo Escobar are becoming quite popular among international tourists that visit Medellín. In recent times more than 10 tour operators have started to give the tour, helped by the interest generated by Netflix "Narcos" series. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/11/20- Medellín, Colombia: Pablo Escobar tomb in Montesacro Cemetery in Medellín. Pablo Escobar was killed while tempting to escape on the 2nd of December 1993, one day after he turned 44 years old.   Tours focusing on the life and death of Pablo Escobar are becoming quite popular among international tourists that visit Medellín. In recent times more than 10 tour operators have started to give the tour, helped by the interest generated by Netflix "Narcos" series. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 30/03/2016 - Medellin, Colombia: The last room where Pablo Escobar was hidden before he was killed in Los Pinos neighbourhood, Medellin. The former hideout was transformed a few months ago into brothel populated on the wall with images of the famous drug lord. During the day tourists are allowed  to visit the last place where Escobar was hidden and later killed. Tours focusing on the life and death of Pablo Escobar are becoming quite popular among international tourists that visit Medellín. In recent times more than 10 tour operators have started to give the tour, helped by the interest generated by Netflix "Narcos" series. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 30/03/2016 - Medellin, Colombia: Carlos Palau, a tour guide and former policeman, enacts the last day of Pablo Escobar for American tourist Elizabeth Wilky, 34, on Escobar's hideout in the Los Pinos neighbourhood, Medellin. The last residence of Pablo Escobar was transformed into  a brothel, but during the days allows tourists to visit the last place where the famous drug lord was hidden and later killed. Tours focusing on the life and death of Pablo Escobar are becoming quite popular among international tourists that visit Medellín. In recent times more than 10 tour operators have started to give the tour, helped by the interest generated by Netflix "Narcos" series. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 30/03/2016 - Medellin, Colombia: Carlos Palau, a tour guide and former policeman, enacts the last day of Pablo Escobar, on his hideout in the Los Pinos neighbourhood, Medellin. The last residence of Pablo Escobar was transformed into abrothel, but during the days allows tourists to visit the last place where the famous drug lord was hidden and later killed. Tours focusing on the life and death of Pablo Escobar are becoming quite popular among international tourists that visit Medellín. In recent times more than 10 tour operators have started to give the tour, helped by the interest generated by Netflix "Narcos" series. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 30/03/2016 - Medellin, Colombia: Carlos Palau, a tour guide and former policeman, talks with two American tourists, Elizabeth Wilky, 34, and Miguel Nuñez, 34, on the balcony of the Pablo Escobar's penthouse in Monaco building, Medellin. Tours focusing on the life and death of Pablo Escobar are becoming quite popular among international tourists that visit Medellín. In recent times more than 10 tour operators have started to give the tour, helped by the interest generated by Netflix "Narcos" series. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 30/03/2016 - Medellin, Colombia: Carlos Palau, a tour guide and former policeman, talks with two American tourists, Elizabeth Wilky, 34, and Miguel Nuñez, 34,  on the balcony of the Pablo Escobar's penthouse in Monaco building, Medellin. Tours focusing on the life and death of Pablo Escobar are becoming quite popular among international tourists that visit Medellín. In recent times more than 10 tour operators have started to give the tour, helped by the interest generated by Netflix "Narcos" series. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 30/03/2016 - Medellin, Colombia: Carlos Palau, a tourist guide and former policeman, talks with two American tourists, Elizabeth Wilky, 34, and Miguel Nuñez, 34,  inside the Monaco building, the former residence of notorious drug lord, Pablo Escobar. Tours focusing on the life and death of Pablo Escobar are becoming quite popular among international tourists that visit Medellín. In recent times more than 10 tour operators have started to give the tour, helped by the interest generated by Netflix "Narcos" series. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/11/20 - Medellín, Colombia:  Pablo Escobar old safe which was bigger than many people's rooms,   Monaco building, Medellín. After Colombia's most famous drug lord death, people enter his former home and started to make holes on the walls and ceilings looking for hidden cash. Pablo Escobar once was named by Forbes magazine as the 7th richer man in the world. Tours focusing on the life and death of Pablo Escobar are becoming quite popular among international tourists that visit Medellín. In recent times more than 10 tour operators have started to give the tour, helped by the interest generated by Netflix "Narcos" series. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/11/20 - Medellín, Colombia: Hole in a wall of one of the many rooms in Pablo Escobar penthhouse in Monaco building, Medellín. After Colombia's most famous drug lord death, people entered his former home and started to make holes on the walls and ceilings looking for hidden cash. Pablo Escobar once was named by Forbes magazine as the 7th richer man in the world. Tours focusing on the life and death of Pablo Escobar are becoming quite popular among international tourists that visit Medellín. In recent times more than 10 tour operators have started to give the tour, helped by the interest generated by Netflix "Narcos" series. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/11/19 - Medellín, Colombia: View of the Monaco building in Medellín where Pablo Escobar used to live. From the eight floors available only seven people lived in the building.  Escobar lived with his family on the penthhouse, while his mom lived on the floor below. The rest of the floors were empty. Tours focusing on the life and death of Pablo Escobar are becoming quite popular among international tourists that visit Medellín. In recent times more than 10 tour operators have started to give the tour, helped by the interest generated by Netflix "Narcos" series. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/11/23 - Medellín, Colombia: Ivan Hernández, a resident of Barrio Pablo Escobar tells his story on how he start working for the family of Colombia's most famous drug lord. When he arrived to the neighbourhood there were no more houses available but he was given a small patch of land and build his own house. After that he start working with Escobar's family by helping organizing the neighbourhood. People of the neighbour are forever grateful to Pablo Escobar. Originally called “Medellin Sin Tugurios,” or Medellin Without Shanty Towns, Barrio Pablo Escobar is located high up on the eastern slope of Medellin, where Pablo Escobar built 400 houses, which he gave to poor people that used to live in a mountain of garbage in the Moravia neighbourhood. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/11/23 - Medellín, Colombia: Wberney Zabala Miranda, 43, known as "Mocho" sits in his living room overlloking the city of Medellín. Next to him there is a small altar in honor of Colombia's famous drug lord, Pablo Escobar. People of the neighbour are forever grateful to Pablo Escobar, because he built 413 houses and gave to the poor people that used to live in a mountain of garbage in the Moravia neighbourhood. Originally called “Medellin Sin Tugurios,” or Medellin Without Shanty Towns, Barrio Pablo Escobar is located high up on the eastern slope of Medellin. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/11/19 - Medellín, Colombia: Welcome to Barrio Palbo Escobar! Originally called “Medellin Sin Tugurios,” or Medellin Without Shanty Towns, Barrio Pablo Escobar is located high up on the eastern slope of Medellin, where Pablo Escobar built 413 houses, which he gave to poor people that used to live in a mountain of garbage in the Moravia barrio. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/11/23 - Medellín, Colombia: The daughter of the leader of Barrio Pablo Escobar neighbourhood plays on her computer being overlooked by a Pablo Escobar portrait. People of the neighbour are forever grateful to Pablo Escobar, the most famous Colombian drug lord. Originally called “Medellin Sin Tugurios,” or Medellin Without Shanty Towns, Barrio Pablo Escobar is located high up on the eastern slope of Medellin, where Pablo Escobar built 400 houses, which he gave to poor people that used to live in a mountain of garbage in the Moravia barrio. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/11/23 - Medellín, Colombia: Maria Miranda, 17,  lights a candle in the  altar in her father's house in honor of Pablo Escobar, Colombia's most famous drug lord. Habitants of the Escobar neighbour are forever grateful to Pablo Escobar. Originally called “Medellin Sin Tugurios,” or Medellin Without Shanty Towns, Barrio Pablo Escobar is located high up on the eastern slope of Medellin, where Pablo Escobar built 413 houses, which he gave to poor people that used to live in a mountain of garbage in the Moravia neighbourhood. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/17 - Monte Maiz, Argentina: Residents of Monte Maiz gather at the Pensioners Center to discuss with an agronomist the potential effects that agro-chemicals can have on public health. The cases of cancer grew exponentially in the area since the introduction of glyphosate on the soy cultivation. 707 <br />
Cancer cases per 100,000 pepople were register by health researchers in the core area of soybean cultivation. These are three times as many  as the national average. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/05 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: A plane fumigates a soy field close by the town of Monte Maiz. Residents claim that the aerial pulverizations are one of the many causes for the cases of cancer grow exponentially in the area since the introduction of glyphosate on the soya cultivation. 26,000,000 Liters of pesticides are sprayed in Argentina - which per hectare is ten times more than in the USA.  (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/05 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: A plane fumigates a soy field close by the town of Monte Maiz. Residents claim that the aerial pulverizations are one of the many causes for the cases of cancer grow exponentially in the area since the introduction of glyphosate on the soya cultivation. 26,000,000 Liters of pesticides are sprayed in Argentina - which per hectare is ten times more than in the USA.  (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/20 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: 22 million hectares of land were planted this year in Argentina with soy. These are two-thirds of the available arable land. A tractor pulls a seeding machine that is dropping soy seeds on a field in the Monte Maiz region. Only one tractor can seed 100 hectares on a single day. Production is almost completely automatized and in many cases with the right machines only one man is needed to do all the work, creating massive unemployment in the area. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/20 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: 22 million hectares of land were planted this year in Argentina with soy. These are two-thirds of the available arable land. A seeding machine seen from behind is dropping soy seeds on a field in the Monte Maiz region. Only one machine like this can seed 100 hectares on a single day. Production is almost completely automoatized and in many cases with the right machines only one man is needed to the all the work, creating massive unemployment in the area. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/18 - Monte Maiz, Argentina: Antónia Alaris (36) sits in her living-room next to an altar in memory to her daughter, Antonella Fuentes, who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a cancerous bone tumor, at the age of 6. She died a few months later.  The cases of cancer grew exponentially in the area since the introduction of glyphosate on the soy cultivation.  707 <br />
Cancer cases per 100,000 pepople were register by health researchers in the core area of soybean cultivation. These are three times as many  as the national average. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/18 - Monte Maiz, Argentina: Claúdio Fuentes (34) and Antónia Alaris (36) with their son Axel David Fuentes (8) in front of the soy field that faces their home in Monte Maiz. Their daughter, Antonella Fuentes, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a cancerous bone tumor, at the age of 6. She died a few months later.  The cases of cancer grew exponentially in the area since the introduction of glyphosate on the soy cultivation.  707 <br />
Cancer cases per 100,000 pepople were register by health researchers in the core area of soybean cultivation. These are three times as many  as the national average. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/18 - Monte Maiz, Argentina: Drawing of a child in the hospital made by Axel David Fuentes (8), during the interview with the Fuentes family. Axel Fuentes followed closely the sickness of his sister until the end. His sister, Antonella Fuentes, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a cancerous bone tumor, at the age of 6. She died a few months later.  The cases of cancer grew exponentially in the area since the introduction of glyphosate on the soy cultivation.  707 <br />
Cancer cases per 100,000 pepople were register by health researchers in the core area of soybean cultivation. These are three times as many  as the national average. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/18 - Monte Maiz, Argentina: A “mosquito”, term used to name the machine that pulverizes the glyphosate on the soy cultivation, is parked next to a house in the town of Monte Maiz. Many residents complain that parking pulverization machines and storing chemicals inside town and next to houses grows the risk of cancer and other related diseases. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/05  – Monte Maiz, Argentina: Flooded soy fields on Monte Maiz region.. Floods are really common nowadays in the region, because the soil can’t absorb much water since pestifies make it harder and less absorvent. Another reason is that soy needs less water than other crops, so the water under the soil its just a mere 30cm from the surface making floods common when rain falls. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/05 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: Soybeans on a field of soy in Monte Maiz. The soybean is the part of the plant used in many different aliments for human consumption, to feed animals and even to produce bio-fuel. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/05 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: Mauricio Zarate, an agronomist that works on soy plantations walks through a field of the crop.  The soybean is the part of the plant used in many different aliments for human consumption, to feed animals and even to produce bio-fuel. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/05 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: A “mosquito”, term used to name the machine that pulverizes the glyphosate on the soya cultivation is driven on the roads next to Monte Maiz. Many residents in town complain that parking pulverization machines and storing chemicals inside town and next to houses grows the risk of cancer and other related diseases. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/04 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: A silo in Mauelita farm where crops like soybeans are stored before they are sold. The soybean is the part of the plant used in many different aliments for human consumption, to feed animals and even to produce bio-fuel. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/04 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: Soy field on the Manuelita farm in Monte Maiz. The town Monte Maiz was named by the amount of corn that once used to be produced on the region. Nowadays soy cultivation took over and it is rare to see any other crop produced. With the intense production of soy and the usage of agro-chemicals many problems arise, such like respiratory and cancer related diseases and environmental issues like contamination of soil and water reserves. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/04 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: Soy field on the Manuelita farm in Monte Maiz. The town Monte Maiz was named by the amount of corn that once used to be produced on the region. Nowadays soy cultivation took over and it is rare to see any other crop produced. With the intense production of soy and the usage of agro-chemicals many problems arise, such like respiratory and cancer related diseases and environmental issues like contamination of soil and water reserves. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/04 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: Soybeans on a field of soy in Monte Maiz. The soybean is the part of the plant used in many different aliments for human consumption, to feed animals and even to produce bio-fuel. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/04 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: Soybeans on a field of soy in Monte Maiz. The soybean is the part of the plant used in many different aliments for human consumption, to feed animals and even to produce bio-fuel. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/04 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: Stalk of the plant with soybeans on a field in Monte Maiz. The soybean is the part of the plant used in many different aliments for human consumption, to feed animals and even to produce bio-fuel. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/04 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: Butterfly Spilosoma Viginica on soy leafs. The worm of this butterfly, commonly known as 'Hairy Cat', is one of the plagues to the soy leaf. At the moment, the butterly and its worm are not a problem since the plant has already completed its cycle. Plagues like this are usually controlled by agro-chemicals such as glisofato. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/04 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: Stalk of the plant with soybeans on a field in Monte Maiz. The soybean is the part of the plant used in many different aliments for human consumption, to feed animals and even to produce bio-fuel. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/04 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: Soy field in Monte Maiz. The town Monte Maiz was named by the amount of corn that once used to be produced on the region. Nowadays soy cultivation took over and it is rare to see any other crop produced. With the intense production of soy and the usage of agro-chemicals many problems arise, such like respiratory and cancer related diseases and environmental issues like contamination of soil and water reserves. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/04 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: Entrance of Manuelita farm, which has 1300 hectares dedicated to the soy plantation. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/03 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: A field of soy in the area of Monte Maiz, border for signs of recent flood. Nowadays soil can’t absorb much water since pestifies make it harder and less absorvent. Another reason is that soy needs less water than other crops, so the water under the soil its just a mere 30cm from the surface making floods common when rain falls. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/03 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: Soy leafs in a field of the crop in Monte Maiz. The town Monte Maiz was named by the amount of corn that once used to be produced on the region. Nowadays soy cultivation took over and it is rare to see any other crop produced. With the intense production of soy and the usage of agro-chemicals many problems arise, such like respiratory and cancer related diseases and environmental issues like contamination of soil and water reserves. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/03 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: A woman takes her child on a bicycle. Women in Monte Maiz usualy use bicyles on their everyday live. Even with an healthy way of living, the cases of pulmonary diseases and cancer grew expontentially in the region. Many locals believe that it is related with the massive use of agro-chemicals and the intensive production of soy. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/03 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: A man rides a tricycle on a path now-a-days covered with water. Floods are really common nowadays in the region, because the soil can’t absorb much water since pestifies make it harder and less absorvent. Another reason is that soy needs less water than other crops, so the water under the soil its just a mere 30cm from the surface making floods common when rain falls. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/03 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: Daniel, a farmer in the Monte Maiz region rifes his horse on a path now-a-days covered with water. Floods are really common nowadays in the region, because the soil can’t absorb much water since pestifies make it harder and less absorvent. Another reason is that soy needs less water than other crops, so the water under the soil its just a mere 30cm from the surface making floods common when rain falls. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/03 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: A field of soy in the area of Monte Maiz, border for signs of recent flood. Nowadays soil can’t absorb much water since pestifies make it harder and less absorvent. Another reason is that soy needs less water than other crops, so the water under the soil its just a mere 30cm from the surface making floods common when rain falls. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/03 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: Pesticide containers float on contaminated water between a soy field and the road in Monte Maiz. There isn’t any plan to collect or to storage used agro-chemical containers, so they are just sent to the landfill and mixed with normal garbage or chucked away. Many of them still contain residues of the pesticides, which will contaminate the environment, the water of the region and anyone that will enter in contact with it without protection. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/03 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: Agro-chemical containers float after a flood next to a soy field in Monte Maiz. Floods are really common nowadays in the region, because the soil can’t absorb much water since pestifies make it harder and less absorvent. Another reason is that soy needs less water than other crops, so the water under the soil its just a mere 30cm from the surface making floods common when rain falls. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/25 – Monte Quemado, Argentina: Members of the National Movement of Indigenous Farmers (MOCASE), protest on their way to the court during the trial regarding the assassination of one on the Movement members, Cristian Ferreyra. MOCASE is association that fight the intensive agriculture that is happening in Argentina, the despoil of indigenous people of their land and the destruction of forests and wildlife areas. Cristian Ferreyra was assassinated on the 16th of November 2011. Businessman Jorge Ciccioli, accused of being the mastermind of the assassination was at the end absolved of any crime, while his keeper, Javier Juárez, who pressed the trigger was sentanced to 10 years in prison. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/25 – Monte Quemado, Argentina: Members of the National Movement of Indigenous Farmers (MOCASE), protest outside the court during the trial regarding the assassination of one on the Movement members, Cristian Ferreyra.  MOCASE is association that fight the intensive agriculture that is happening in Argentina, the despoil of indigenous people of their land and the destruction of forests and wildlife areas.  Cristian Ferreyra was assassinated on the 16th of November 2011. Businessman Jorge Ciccioli, accused of being the mastermind of the assassination was at the end absolved of any crime, while his keeper, Javier Juárez, who pressed the trigger was sentanced to 10 years in prison. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/25 – Monte Quemado, Argentina: Soy businessman, Jorge Siccioli, is at the end of  the accused bench during the trial on the assassination of Cristian Ferreira, a member of the National Movement of Indegenous Farmers (MOCASE). MOCASE is association that fight the intensive agriculture that is happening in Argentina, the despoil of indigenous people of their land and the destruction of forests and wildlife areas. Cristian Ferreyra was assassinated on the 16th of November 2011. Businessman Jorge Ciccioli, accused of being the mastermind of the assassination was at the end absolved of any crime, while his keeper, Javier Juárez, who pressed the trigger was sentanced to 10 years in prison. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/24 – El Colorado, Argentina: Jorge Gomez (51) in his house with his wife. Jorge is what you can call the Mayor of the El Colorado village, close to Quimili in Santiago de Estero Province. He is also a farmer but doesn’t support the massive soy cultivation, since he claims it is destroying the soils and their future, and also getting everyone in the village ill because of the fumigations with glysophate. El Colorado is surrounded by soy fields and most of the population is depent on them to make a living. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/24 – El Colorado, Argentina: Marta (58) and Victoria (57) Ibarra are sisters and also the teachers of Primary School of El Colorado. They are against the soya cultivation and the usage of the glysophate on the fields. They are fighting against it for years, which they claim it is a tough process but slowly they are managing to win some support to their cause. They managed that airplanes stop fumigating close to the village. Unlike most people of El Colorado, they can speak about it because their income doesn’t depend on the soy cultivation, like most of the village population. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/24 – El Colorado, Argentina: Jorge Gomez (51) is what you can call the Mayor of the El Colorado village, close to Quimili in Santiago de Estero Province. He is also a farmer but doesn’t support the massive soy cultivation, since he claims it is destroying the soils and their future, and also getting everyone in the village ill because of the fumigations with glysophate. El Colorado is surrounded by soya fields and most of the population is depent on them to make a living. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/24 – El Colorado, Argentina: Jorge Gomez (51) is what you can call the Mayor of the El Colorado village, close to Quimili in Santiago de Estero Province. He is also a farmer but doesn’t support the massive soy cultivation, since he claims it is destroying the soils and their future, and also getting everyone in the village ill because of the fumigations with glysophate. El Colorado is surrounded by soya fields and most of the population is depent on them to make a living. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/23 – Quimili, Argentina: Farm Santo António owned by Reiter & Söhne S.R.L. Many of the soy farms are owned by foreign companies that have headquarters in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires. Once national and foreign companies realize the margin of profit that could be made with soy, they start investing heavily in acquiring massive portions of land from high fertile region of Cordoba to the swapzone of Santiago de Estero Province. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/23 – Quimili, Argentina: The contrast of two realities. On the left side a cultivation field fumigated with glyphosate with no life is ready to be planted with soy seeds and on right side a piece of land owned by the indigenous community with a pristine forest.  The region around Quimili on the Santiago Estero Province is being vastly converted from forestland into fields to produce soy, detroying the habitats for local species and indigenous people. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/23 – Quimili, Argentina: From left to right, members of the Guaycurú Indigenous Community: Raúl Eduardo Leal (56),  Pedro Campos (50),  Jorge Orellano (54), Basualdo Orellano (48) and Paulo Esteban (48) sit on some cut down trees where current deforestation  is taking place around the Bajo Hondo community. They say that in a few weeks all that forest will be replaced by more cultivation fields. The region around Quimili on the Santiago Estero Province is being vastly converted from forestland into fields to produce soya, detroying the habitats for local species and indigenous people. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/23 – Quimili, Argentina: Raúl Eduardo Leal (56), a member of the Guaycurú Indigenous Community of Bajo Hondo, shows parts of the deforestation around his community. He told that in a few weeks all that forest will be replaced by more cultivation fields. The region around Quimili on the Santiago Estero Province is being vastly converted from forestland into fields to produce soy, detroying the habitats for local species and indigenous people. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/23 – Quimili, Argentina: Members of the Guaycurú Indigenous Community walk through a path in the forest made by a bulldozer. The process of deforestation consists in create small alleys on the forest which allows then to clear the vegetation easily. The region around Quimili on the Santiago Estero Province is being vastly converted from forestland into fields to produce soy, detroying the habitats for local species and indigenous people. (Eduardo Leal)
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