Sahara: Noble Kel Rela Tuareg Man And Daughter Inside Tent

The blinding sun is burning out Niger’s Sahara Desert behind a Tuareg man and his daughter, of the noble Kel Rela tribe, resting under their leather tent. The girl’s mother died giving her birth and her father raised her, often nursing her from the saddle of his camel. They developed an exceptional bond.

Sahara: Midday Nap Under A Tuareg Tent

Out of the scorching midday sun of Niger’s Sahara’s Tamesna region, a Tuareg man and his  baby take a nap under their leather tent.

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Sahara: Resting Tuareg Mother And Daughter

The midday heat of Niger’s Sahel chased a Tuareg mother and daughter under their leather tent for a nap, the mother on her bed, her daughter on the sand.  Their arms are dyed dark blue from shiny pieces of clothing, like the girl's indigo head dress, whose color comes off as if from carbon paper.

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Colombia: Noanama Boy Under The Spell Of A Forest Vault

While his father went into the forest to get some plantain bananas, this Noanama boy feeds his patience studying Colombia’s Choco rain forest’s canopy.

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Colombia: Loving Noanama Couple Of The Chocó Rain Forest

In a tight embrace, a loving Noanama couple is watching the Docordó River flow below from the height of their stilted hut in Colombia’s Chocó  rain forest

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Colombia: Kuna Mother And Daughter

Kuna Indian mother and daughter sitting in a hammock inside their hut in Colombia’s Choco rain forest along the Gulf of Uraba.

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Colombia: Atrato River Market At Quibdo

Plantain, manioc, sugarcane, coconuts, and pineapples are changing hands in Quibdo, at an Afro-American market on the Atrato River in Colombia’s Choco, a rain forest region and department bordering  the Pacific Coast.

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Colombia: Atrato River Market At Quibdo

 Plantain, manioc; sugarcane, coconuts, and pineapples are changing hands in  Quibdo, at an Afro-American market on the Atrato River in Colombia’s Choco, a rain forest region and department bordering the Pacific Coast.

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Colombia: Market Day Activity At Puerto Tejada

In this 1974 photograph, Colombia’s Puerto Tejada’s market activity , in the Cauca Department, is spilling over surrounding streets.

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Ethiopia: Asaita Street Scene

In Asaita, a village of Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression, a pack camel tied to a dilapidated truck awaits its Danakil nomad master patiently. The man is buying a few things in one of the shops surrounding the central square. The houses are all built of lava blocks.

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