Life on a Floating Island

Peru. Lake Titicaca. Floating reed island. An Uro-Aymara indian grinds barley between two stones. Reeds are the stuff of her life. She sleeps on a reed mat, in a reed hut, and on a reed floating island. She moves to other floating islands or to land by reed boat, fuels her fire with reeds, and occasionally even eats reeds.

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Pérou. Lac Titicaca. Ile de joncs flottante. Indienne Uro-Aymara broyant de l’orge entre deux pierres. Son monde repose sur le jonc. Elle dort sur une natte de joncs, sous une hutte de joncs, sur une ile de joncs flottante. Elle se transporte á terre ou d’une ile de joncs flottante a l’autre avec un canot de joncs, cuisine sur un feu de joncs, et parfois mange des joncs.

Danakil Warrior with Buttered Ringlets

Ethiopia. Great Rift Valley. Danakil Depression. Danakil warrior. Butter drips from his ringlets onto his face and toga. 

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Ethiopia. Grande faille d’Afrique. Dépression dankalie. Le beurre qui graisse les boucles de ce guerrier Danakil coule sur son visage et sa toge.

A Quiet Moment with an Agouti Paca Friend

Colombia. Choco rain forest. Docordo River. Noanama Indian playing the flute. An agouti paca pet squeezes against him.

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Colombie. Forêt du Chocó. Indien Noanama et agouti, une mascotte. 

Riding to the Rodeo, Montubio Style

Ecuador. Salitre (Guayas). Day of the Montubios, as local people call Columbus Day and the rest of Latin America calls Dia de la Raza. Montubio is how the mestizo people of Ecuador's lowlands call themselves. Before the rodeo, the participating teams ride through town, their high-spirited female leaders first.

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Ecuador. Salitre (Guayas). Pour célébrer le 12 octobre, anniversiare de l’arrivée de Christophe Colomb en Amérique, les Montubios, métis des terres côtieres, organisent un grand rodéo. Les équipes participantes arrivent précédées par leurs ardentes madrinas (marraines).

Fiercely Possessive Motherhood

Ethiopia. Danakil Depression (Great Rift Valley). Danakil nomad mother and  baby sitting on dry grass.

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Ethiopie.  Depression dankalie (Grande faille d’Afrique). Femme et bebe de la tribu nomade Danakil.

Friendly Saber Rattling

Niger. Sahel. Noble Iullimiden Tuareg nomads in a friendly duel. Among the spectators are some equally light-skinned relatives, as well as some of their imrad, enaden, and iklan (vassals, artisans, and servants).

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Niger. Sahel. Nobles Touaregs de la tribu Iullimiden en un duel amical. Entre les spectateurs se reconnaissent d’autres nobles á la peau claire, ainsi que des imrad. enaden et iklan--de castes vassale, artisanale et esclave

Tenderness and Longing in the Rain Forest

Colombia. Choco rain forest. Noanama Indian couple watching the river below from their wall-less tambo, a large hut on stilts. 

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Colombie. Choco. Couple de Noanamas observant leur riviére couler sous leur tambo, une grande hutte libre de murs perchée sur pilotis.

Rain Forest Beauty

Colombia. Choco rain forest. Noanama girl

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Colombie. ForEt du Choco. Jeune fille Noanama.

Herding Bali Ducks in Military Order

Indonesia. Bali. In late afternoon, under pouring rain, a man is herding his ducks home from a pond. 
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Indonésie. Bali. En fin d’après-midi, sous une pluie battante, un homme conduit ses canards chez lui de l’étang oú ils viennent de passer quelques heures.  

Young Wine Grape Harvester

Chile. Nea Santiago. Concha y Toro Winery. Young grape harvester.

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Chili. Prés de Santiago. Viticulteurs Concha y Toro. Transportant des raisins des vignes á un camion