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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 2016/10/08 – 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 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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  • 2016/10/06 - 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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  • 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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  • 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: 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 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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  • 2015/11/19 - 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: 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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  • 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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  • 2014/11/18 - 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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  • 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: 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: 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: 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: 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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  • 2014/11/24 – 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: 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: 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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  • 2014/11/23 – Quimili, Argentina: Raúl Eduardo Leal (56) talks with member of his community Paulo Esteban (48) and Juan Yedro (44) at his house on the Guaycurú Indigenous Community of Bajo Hondo. He complains how the soy producers are deforestation the area around his community. 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: Salto Rosa Graciela (41) and her daughter Carina Maribel Salto (15), suffer both of health problems due to the soya plantantions close to their house in the allotment number 4 of the Guaycurú Indigenous Community. Many health related illness like cancer, respiratory diseases and suddenly abortions accur in areas where soy is cultivated. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/22 – Quimili, Argentina: One of the houses in the allotment number 5 of the Guaycurú Indigenous Community. Many of the Guaycurú population still live in a traditional way with houses made of cob, a mixture of compressed clay and straw and surrounded by animals. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/22 – Quimili, Argentina: Santo Ramón Gonzales (35), sits on his backyard. He complains that soy producers are doing everything they can to expel his community out of their land. He says they use many different tactics like: pulverize their homes, fields and animals with glyphosate, threatening them with weapons and even claim with fake paperwork that they own the land. The indigenous 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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  • 2014/11/22 – Quimili, Argentina: A wooden woven where the family of Mrs. Simone Rodriguez cooks the family meals everyday. Many of the Guaycurú population still live in a traditional way with houses made of cob, a mixture of compressed clay and straw and surrounded by animals. They are mostly farmers and hunters. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/22- Quimili, Argentina: A poster on the headquarters of the National Movement of Indigenous Farmers (MOCASE) in Quimili, shows how the intensive soya agriculture is a danger to the life of the people. MOCASE is association that fights the intensive agriculture that is happening in Argentina, the despoil of indigenous people of their land and the destruction of forests and wildlife areas. They defend a more sustainable agriculture process. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/20 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: Mr. Domingos (39) checks on the computers of tractor the amount of seeds that are droped by the seeding machine. Mr. Domingos only need to check if everything is going as it was planned and turn the tractor at the end of the field, all the rest is completely computarized. Only one tractor 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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  • 2014/11/20 – Monte Maiz, Argentina: Soy plants on an initial stage surrended be lost soya seeds on a field in the Monte Maiz region. Soy is usually seeded in the months of October/November and is harvested in March/April. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2014/11/25 – Monte Quemado, Argentina: A member of the National Movement of Indigenous Farmers (MOCASE), protests outside the court during the trial regarding the assassination of one on the Movement members, Cristian Ferreira. MOCASE fights against the rights of indigenous people and non occupation of forest by soy producers. Cristian Ferreira 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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  • 2014/11/18 - Monte Maiz, Argentina: A “mosquito”, term used to name the machine that pulverizes the glyphosate on the soy cultivations, is parked next to the main road in the town of Monte Maiz. Many residents complain that parking pulverization machines inside town and next to houses grows the risk of cancer and other related diseases. (Eduardo Leal)
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  • 2015/03/12 - Pile, Ecuador: Manuel Lopez, 41, starts the crown or top of the hat at his house in the village of Pile. Mr Lopez started to make hats when he was 8 years old, learning with his dad. All his family learned the craft and it passes from generation to generation.
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  • 2015/03/14 - Montecristi, Ecuador: Unfinished "Montecristi hats"  sit outside a specialized store in the town of Montecristi. UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Cogollos are the unopened, central leaf spikes that are used to produce the straw for the "Montecrisi hats".The plants are named "Carludovica palmata". The scientific classification of the plant was made in the 18th century by two Spanish botanists. The name is a contraction of Carlos (Carlos IV, King of Spain), and Ludovica, Latin for Louisa (wife of Carlos IV). UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Manuel Lopez feeds his son while watches television during the afternoon. He is only able to work between 6am to 9am and then from 7pm till 10pm, because it is when the humidity conditions are at its best to work on the straw. Otherwise the heat will dry the straw and break it, damaging the hat.  UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Detail of a unfinished "Montecristi hat".  UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/13 - Pile, Ecuador: Mariana Rivera, 73, weaves a "Montecristi hat" in her house early in the morning. She started to weave hats at the age of 10. Nowadays she doesn't weave the finest hats as before because her eyes are tired and old as she says. So, Mariana uses thicker straw to weave a hat, which brings the price down. She sells them at around US$200, but sometimes even less if she is really desperate for money.  UNESCO declared the “Montecristi hat” in 2012 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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  • 2015/03/12 - Pile, Ecuador: F Students of the 'Escuela de Paja Toquilla" learn on how to correctly sting the straw for the production of a "Montecristi Hat". The school 'Paja Toquilla' teaches children from Pile and neighbouring villages on how to produce an ultra-thin Montecristi hat, and it was created to maintain the tradition, since most of the youngsters prefer to look for other employment opportunities on the cities of Manabí province.
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  • 2015/03/12 - Pile, Ecuador: Fausto Lopez teaches two students of the 'Escuela de Paja Toquilla" on how to correctly sting the straw for the production of a "Montecristi Hat". The school 'Paja Toquilla' teaches children from Pile and neighbouring villages on how to produce an ultra-thin Montecristi hat, and it was created to maintain the tradition, since most of the youngsters prefer to look for other employment opportunities on the cities of Manabí province.
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  • 08/11/2014 - Uyuni, Bolivia:Plastic tree #22. Plastic bags are part of the landscape of the Bolivian Altiplano. The accumulation of plastic bags on the environment cause deterioration of the landscapes and agriculture soils and it is associated to the death of domestic and wild animals.
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  • 11/11/2014 - Uyuni, Bolivia: Plastic tree #58. Plastic bags are part of the landscape of the Bolivian Altiplano. The accumulation of plastic bags on the environment cause deterioration of the landscapes and agriculture soils and it is associated to the death of domestic and wild animals.
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  • 10/11/2014 - Uyuni, Bolivia: Plastic tree #38. Plastic bags are part of the landscape of the Bolivian Altiplano. The accumulation of plastic bags on the environment cause deterioration of the landscapes and agriculture soils and it is associated to the death of domestic and wild animals.
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  • 08/11/2014 - Uyuni, Bolivia:Plastic tree #20. Plastic bags are part of the landscape of the Bolivian Altiplano. The accumulation of plastic bags on the environment cause deterioration of the landscapes and agriculture soils and it is associated to the death of domestic and wild animals.
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  • 08/11/2014 - Uyuni, Bolivia:Plastic tree #66. Plastic bags are part of the landscape of the Bolivian Altiplano. The accumulation of plastic bags on the environment cause deterioration of the landscapes and agriculture soils and it is associated to the death of domestic and wild animals.
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  • 08/11/2014 - Uyuni, Bolivia:Plastic tree #19. Plastic bags are part of the landscape of the Bolivian Altiplano. The accumulation of plastic bags on the environment cause deterioration of the landscapes and agriculture soils and it is associated to the death of domestic and wild animals.
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  • View of a completely empty Poeta Avenue in La Paz. During elections period in  Bolivia, the country faces several restrictions, like no alcohol for sale 48 hours before and 12 after the election; no public gatherings, shows of any kind until the political parties made their speeches on the election night; its completely forbidden the circulation of any vehicles, private or governmental except with the permit from the Electoral Tribunal, which means it would be basically no cars, buses or anything circulating in the city; no long distance buses, the terminal will be close from Saturday until Monday and even flights will not be allowed except the ones leaving the country or the international ones doing stop-over. It is a completely shut down of the country.
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  • A father strolls his son on an empty street in the center of La Paz. During elections period in  Bolivia, the country faces several restrictions, like no alcohol for sale 48 hours before and 12 after the election; no public gatherings, shows of any kind until the political parties made their speeches on the election night; its completely forbidden the circulation of any vehicles, private or governmental except with the permit from the Electoral Tribunal, which means it would be basically no cars, buses or anything circulating in the city; no long distance buses, the terminal will be close from Saturday until Monday and even flights will not be allowed except the ones leaving the country or the international ones doing stop-over. It is a completely shut down of the country.
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  • A couple walk in the middle of the road that leads to the tunnel below the Plaze Bicentenario, La Paz. Due to Government restrictions almost any vehicles could circulate on the streets of the city, leaving them to the people. Such sanctions turn La Paz into an almost ghost town. During elections period in  Bolivia, the country faces several restrictions, like no alcohol for sale 48 hours before and 12 after the election; no public gatherings, shows of any kind until the political parties made their speeches on the election night; its completely forbidden the circulation of any vehicles, private or governmental except with the permit from the Electoral Tribunal, which means it would be basically no cars, buses or anything circulating in the city; no long distance buses, the terminal will be close from Saturday until Monday and even flights will not be allowed except the ones leaving the country or the international ones doing stop-over. It is a completely shut down of the country.
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  • Woman cast her vote during the Bolivian Presidential election in La Paz. On Sunday, 12th October, President Evo Morales was re-elected for a third term by a majority of 60% and will turn into the longest serving President of the country if he finishes is mandate in 2020.
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  • Habitants of Copa do Povo (People's Cup) Camp, Itaquera, São Paulo, cheer the leaders of the Movement of Workers Without Ceiling (MTST)  while they explain the negociations with the Brazilian Government. Every night they gather for debates and to coordinate the efforts to run the camp. The Copa do Povo Camp, is just a few miles from the Arena Corinthians and has 5,000 homeless workers and their families occupied area of ​​fifteen acres. They are homeless after rents skyrocketed because of the World Cup. (Eduardo Leal).
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  • Communal kitchen in the Copa do Povo (People's Cup) Camp in Itaquera, São Paulo. There are eight communal kitchens around the camp where food is provider for all the habitants. It run for some of the homeless and volunteers and they get the food by donation. The Copa do Povo Camp is just a few miles from the Arena Corinthians and has 5,000 homeless workers and their families occupied area of ​​fifteen acres. They are homeless after rents skyrocketed because of the World Cup. (Eduardo Leal).
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  • A woman eats between the shacks made of wooden sticks and black plastic bags on the Copa do Povo (People's Cup) camp, Itaquare, São Paulo. The Copa do Povo Camp, is just a few miles from the Arena Corinthians and has 5,000 homeless workers and their families occupied area of ​​fifteen acres. They are homeless after rents skyrocketed because of the World Cup. (Eduardo Leal).
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  • Men carry water to their camp in the Copa do Povo (People's Cup) Camp in Itaquera, São Paulo. The Copa do Povo Camp, is just a few miles from the Arena Corinthians and has 5,000 homeless workers and their families occupied area of ​​fifteen acres. They are homeless after rents skyrocketed because of the World Cup. (Eduardo Leal).
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  • A baby kart outside one of the tents where lives a family in Copa do Povo (People's Cup) Camp in Itaquera, São Paulo. The Copa do Povo Camp, is just a few miles from the Arena Corinthians and has 5,000 homeless workers and their families occupied area of ​​fifteen acres. They are homeless after rents skyrocketed because of the World Cup. (Eduardo Leal).
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  • One of the Lençois do Maranhão lagoons during the Winter season. The sand filters the water from the rain and creates clear water lagoons. Lençois do Maranhão, a 155 thousand hectares National Park in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. In the middle of this sea of sand on a oasis called 'Queimada dos Britos' lives a small community.  The legend says that the founder Manuel Brito, after running away from home due to a drought that was scorching his homeland, he ended up settling down in the only non-sandy portion of the Lençois.
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  • Eduardo, one of the temporary residents that comes and goes from Queimada dos Britos, on top of a dune during during his 4 hours walk to the closest village of Sucuruju. He is going to pick-up medicine from a friend of the Brito's family.
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  • Rogerio Brito (left), 9, Adriel Brito (center), 13 and Luziulene Brito, (right), 9, during a school lesson. They are taught by their family member Joina Brito in a shack built to serve as a school. In Queimada dos Britos lives around 60 people.  In the oasis everybody is a relative, cousins intermarrying frequently as a normal course. The legend says that the founder Manuel Brito, when running away from home due to a drought that was scorching his homeland, he ended up settling down in the only non-sandy portion of the Lençois.
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  • Chavista woman during the funeral of Hugo Chávez, Caracas, 8th March 2013. During Hugo Chávez funeral many people and stand sold miscellaneous articles that perpetuate Chávez presence. Everything from T-shirts, badges, earrings, baseball caps, sun glasses seemed suitable to have the President’s image. The cult of Chávez is now more alive than ever.
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  • T-Shirts for sale during the funeral of Hugo Chávez in Caracas, 8th March 2013. During Hugo Chávez funeral many people and stand sold miscellaneous articles that perpetuate Chávez presence. Everything from T-shirts, badges, earrings, baseball caps, sun glasses seemed suitable to have the President’s image. The cult of Chávez is now more alive than ever.
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  • Back of a T-Shirt saying 'Chávez doesn't go' during the funeral of the President of Venezuela in Caracas, 8th March, 2013. During Hugo Chávez funeral many people and stand sold miscellaneous articles that perpetuate Chávez presence. Everything from T-shirts, badges, earrings, baseball caps, sun glasses seemed suitable to have the President’s image. The cult of Chávez is now more alive than ever.
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  • Head bands saying 'I am Chávez'' for sale during the funeral of President Chávez, Caracas, 8th March 2013. During Hugo Chávez funeral many people and stand sold miscellaneous articles that perpetuate Chávez presence. Everything from T-shirts, badges, earrings, baseball caps, sun glasses seemed suitable to have the President’s image. The cult of Chávez is now more alive than ever.
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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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  • 2016/10/05 - Muisne, Ecuador: Antonia Gonzales and Alessandro Campos, on their home in the island of Muisne, Ecuador, 5th October 2016. They live in that house for more than 40 years and they refuse to abandon it, even if there is pressure from the Government since it is consider a high-risk area. It was their second earthquake and they survived both of them, so they aren’t scare of anything, they say. Further more, they claim that the island is their home and they will not leave it because they don’t know any other way of living. (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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  • 2016/10/10 – 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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  • 2016/10/08 – 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 – Muisne, Ecuador: Shelter number one of Muisne, Ecuador, houses a total of 165 families, 5th October 2016. Muisne is one of the poorest areas in the country and was the one most affected, having a quarter of all the people displaced by the earthquake. Many of these people intend to go back to the place where they lived, even if the Government doesn’t offer any help to reconstruct houses in those areas since they are consider high-risk zones. On the Province of Muisne, 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: The locker room on the fireman headquarters in Portoviejo, Ecuador, with a portrait of the Lady of the Sorrows, 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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  • 2016/08/04 – 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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  • 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”, 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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  • 29/03/2016 - Medellin, Colombia: A woman walks in front of the San Javier public library in Medellin. San Javier is located in Comuna 13. The Comuna 13 was once one of the most violent of Medellín. Life is changing quickly in the city.  Once consider the murder capital of the world is now being revitalized by enormous urbanism projects. (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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  • 2015/11/20- Medellín, Colombia: A boy goes down the electric staircase 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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  • 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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