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  • Afghan boys (L) play atop of a destroyed Soviet bus parked outside the ruins of a compound, which use to be home to a timber manufacturing factory in the late 80's, on the western outskirts of Kabul on May 14, 2010. Two NATO soldiers fighting in Afghanistan to quell a Taliban-led insurgency were killed in attacks, the military said. One was killed in an "insurgent attack" in the east of the country and the other died after a crude Taliban-style bomb exploded in the south on May 13, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA
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  • An Afghan girl plays in front of a cemetery in the westerns outskirts of Kabul, on May 4, 2010. The US military has ordered 850 troops to Afghanistan to fill a shortage of trainers for security forces, as European allies needed more time to deploy their instructors, the Pentagon said. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA
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  • An Afghan boy prepares to bowl a ball while playing cricket inside the ruins of a compound, which use to be home to a timber manufacturing factory in the late 80's, on the western outskirts of Kabul on May 14, 2010. Two NATO soldiers fighting in Afghanistan to quell a Taliban-led insurgency were killed in attacks, the military said. One was killed in an "insurgent attack" in the east of the country and the other died after a crude Taliban-style bomb exploded in the south on May 13, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA
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  • Jose's wife takes their daughter to school, accompanied by her personal bodyguards. Each family member has a bodyguard accompanying them at all times, especially during their daily activities outside the home, since they are most vulnerable to kidnappers while out in public.
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  • A fortified barbed wire fence adds another layer of protection for Jose' family, dividing inside from outside and public life from private life.  While many Mexican homes feature exterior walls (a legacy of Spanish Colonial architecture), security fences and high-tech surveillance equipment are modern additions to daily life.
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  • Workers carrying sacks of guano in Guañape Norte Island in the coast off Peru, April 2009. The daily task for porters is to carry around 125 sacks of 50kg an average distance of 50mt per worker, so each porter carries 6.25 tons a day.
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  • Colombia, Puerto Nariño, 2010. El vaso. <br />
Medio sumergidas en el río las mujeres realizan sus labores cotidianas. Allí, además del lavado de la ropa, ellas aprenden y enseñan los saberes de la vida; de madre a hija, en un sencillo bote, se transfieren los valores y la cultura indígena. La niña caminó durante varios cientos de metros desde su hogar hasta el río para llevarle a su madre un vaso de agua fresca y potable. The glass. <br />
Half submerged in the river the women undertake their daily work.  There, besides the washing of the clothes, they learn and teach each other about life’s lessons; from mother to daughter, in a simple fashion, the values and the indigenous culture are transferred.  The Girls walked during several hundred meters from their home to the river to bring to their mothers a fresh glass of water.
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  • A worker carries a sack of guano in Guañape Norte Island in the coast off Peru, April 2009. The daily task for porters is to carry around 125 sacks of 50kg an average distance of 50mt per worker, so each porter carries 6.25 tons a day.
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  • Porters wait for a sack of guano to carry, Guañape Norte Island in the coast off Peru, May 2008. The daily task for porters is to carry around 125 sacks of 50kg an average distance of 50mt per worker, so each porter carries 6.25 tons a day. Photo/Tomas Munita
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  • "The energies of medicinal plants have accompanied our daily struggle for the defence of the body, land and territory. With them, we heal the wounds and pain that we have historically experienced as indigenous women." Collective Actors of Change
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  • Latin American Immigrants in Barcelona.<br />
Resume:<br />
Spain is recognized as one of the new immigration countries in Europe. Since 1996 this country has changed dramatically from having been a country that people left to be a country that people move to. During the past 10 years, thank's to the rapid growth of the construction and service sectors, the population with foreign decent has increased and now amounts to 13,5% of the country's total population. The majority of the new citizens of Spain have come from Latin America, primarily from Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia and the Dominican Republic. It is estimated that there are around 6 million foreigners in Spain and Barcelona is the second city to has a largest latin american community. In Barcelona it is estimated that 18% of the population is immigrated. Ten years ago, the immigrants were the answer to Barcelona growing economy, but as a consequence of the crisis that hit Spain in 2008 the immigrants are now rather seen as the source of the economic problems. This story aims at portraying the daily life of the new citizens of Barcelona on order to widen the discussion about the immigrants and their role in the society. This story is part of a documentary photo project called The new citizens of Barcelona and has been published in 2010 by several media like: Mondaphoto of Mexico, the newspaper El Telegrafo and Expreso from Ecuador and the photodocumentary latin american magazine Sueno de la Razón. <br />
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In the picture: <br />
The face of Danny Rosado from the Dominican Republic reflects in the glass of the window of the train that takes her to her home in Barcelona. Danny came to Barcelona in 2003 and started to work as a domestic assistant. In 2008 she got married to Emilio (spanish) and moved with him to  a single room in a shared apartment  with an ecuatorian family living in Cornella. After she moved to live with her husband, she worked taking care of her mother in law who had Alzheimer's disease.
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  • Porters wait for a sack of guano to carry, Guañape Norte Island in the coast off Peru, May 2008. The daily task for porters is to carry around 125 sacks of 50kg an average distance of 50mt per worker, so each porter carries 6.25 tons a day.
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  • Domingo Leon, 63, a Quechua from the higlands in Yungay collects guano in Guañape Norte Island in the coast off Peru, April 2009. The job is exhausting, they dig until the rock is exposed and then brush the last remains of guano until the entire island is just solid rock is exposed. The daily task is to collect around 35 sacks of 50kg per worker.
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  • Colombia, Mocagua, 2010. Cazando vida. <br />
La pesca es pilar fundamental de la vida cotidiana y la economía en Amazonas. Especies como el pirarucú, el pez de agua dulce más grande conocido, y hasta mamíferos habitan estas aguas tibias. En el lago Tarapoto viven los delfines rosados, únicos en el mundo y que solo se reproducen y pueden verse en este río. Los niños aprenden el arte de la pesca de sus padres y abuelos, entre los juegos y la esperanza de cazar la mejor presa.  <br />
Hunting life. <br />
Fishing is a fundamental part of daily life and the economy in Amazon. Species like the pirarucú, the largest fresh water fish, and mammals inhabit these warm  waters. In Lake Tarapoto live pink dolphins which are unique to this part of the world and only breed and can be seen in this river. Children learn the art of the fishing from their parents and grandparents, between their games and the hope to hunt the best prey.
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  • The Kichwas of the Napo River<br />
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The Kichwas of San Pedro Sumino are very shy and reserved people. They are also one of the original tribes of the Ecuadorean jungle. This indigenous community lives fairly isolated from big cities.  A lot of their houses can only be reached by canoe making it hard for most to reach the roads and sell their products in the markets.  They survive in tight communities where helping the other is not an option but a philosophy of life. They receive basic or no assistance from the outside, having to work very hard together to make ends meet.  Still, they live without creating a great impact on their environment.  In what they call mingas, the Kichwas harvest, make canoes, fish, hunt, cook and play together. They don’t like anyone in their community to be left behind.  The Kichwas prosper together. With modernity, some things have changed, but the basic principles of living in a community have remained the same.  Kids wear jeans and listen to reggeton but they still help the family with all the daily chores.  They understand medicinal plants, can stand in a one-person canoe as they row up river and they deeply respect their elders. They know legends of rivers and boas and hold a tight relationship with nature, their home. <br />
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A man heads down the Napo River on a fishing trip near San Pedro Sumino in August of 2009.   San Pedro is a Kichwa (indigenous) community located on the Napo River.   Many of the houses located along the river can only be reached by canoe and the residents live in isolation.   The people hunt, grow crops, such as corn and yuca, and fish in the Napo river.
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  • A worker carries a sack of guano in Guañape Norte Island in the coast off Peru, April 2009. The daily task for porters is to carry around 125 sacks of 50kg an average distance of 50mt per worker, so each porter carries 6.25 tons a day.
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  • A worker carries a sack of guano in Guañape Norte Island in the coast off Peru, April 2009. The daily task for porters is to carry around 125 sacks of 50kg an average distance of 50mt per worker, so each porter carries 6.25 tons a day. Photo/Tomas Munita
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  • TOPSHOTS<br />
An Afghan National Army soldier prays during a foot patrol with unseen US Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines near a poppy field in a stronghold Taliban area of Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on April 5, 2010. Nearly two months after US Marines led what was billed the biggest offensive against the Taliban in more than eight years of war, troops still come under daily fire from insurgents and bombs are still exploding.     TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA
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  • Colombia, Leticia, 2010. Puerto de Leticia. <br />
Leticia, ciudad capital del departamento del Amazonas. En su puerto se ubica la triple frontera entre Colombia, Perú y Brasil, y es allí donde termina al Sur el mapa colombiano. En este punto del río, se da uno de los más ricos intercambios culturales latinoamericanos y se comercializan los productos para la diaria subsistencia. Aquí fue donde, por primera vez, un europeo tuvo contacto con la etnia Tikuna. Francisco de Orellana también fue el primer conquistador en navegar el Río Amazonas desde los Andes hasta su desembocadura hace más de quinientos años.<br />
Port of Leticia. <br />
Leticia, the capital city of the Amazon.  Its port is located on the triple borders of Colombia , Peru and Brazil, and is there where the Southern Colombian border ends.  At this point of the river, is one of the richest Latin American cultural exchanges and a place where daily necessities are traded.  It was here where the first European had contact with the Tikuna tribe. Francisco de Orellana who was also the first conquistador to navigate from the Andes to the mouth of the Amazon River more than five hundred years ago.
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  • Domingo Leon, 63, a Quechua from the higlands in Yungay collects guano in Guañape Norte Island in the coast off Peru, April 2009. They is using a brush and a "rasqueta", brushing the hill until the solid rock is exposed. The daily task is to collect around 35 sacks of 50kg.
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  • Ceci has to wear high heels as part of her attire on a daily basis.  Her feet suffer after hours of straight dancing day after day.  Ceci is 20 years old and has been dancing tango since the age of 11.  Her life and passion swirl around the sensual tango dance on the streets of El Caminito in Buenos Aires.  Here, she earns tips from tourists who watch her twirl and kick while they eat their meals.  Ceci's passion was handed down from her grandparents who started taking her to Milongas at a young age.  She tries to balance her work with her university, but most of her energy goes to dancing.  Here is a slice of the life of a tango dancer in the streets of Buenos Aires.
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  • An Afghan man enjoys a sunny day at a swimming pool in Kabul on April 28, 2010. Afghanistan has commemorated the 1992 toppling of a Soviet-backed regime, which led to bloody civil war and arguably to the rise of the Taliban, as the capital Kabul went under security lockdown. Helicopter gunships clattered overhead as the Afghan army staged a 21-gun salute at a sports stadium in central Kabul, used as a public execution ground by the 1996-2001 Taliban regime that emerged from the devastating civil war. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA
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  • Burqa-clad Afghan women walk against the wind during a sandstorm following rain in central Kabul, on May 16, 2010. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will attend an international conference on Afghanistan due to be held in the capital, Kabul, in July, Afghan officials said. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA
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