Reference : V-P-CO-E-02098
Date : 01/2011
Country/Region : COLOMBIA
Caption : Near San Jose del Guaviare, indigenous reserve of El Barrancon. Displaced Guayaberos tribe members. This old woman's eye has been infected for nearly 2 years, and she has neither money nor anyone to care for her.
Photographer : HEGER, Boris
Confidentiality level : public
Publication restrictions : publication without restrictions
Copyright : ICRC
Description : People came to El Barrancon 3 years ago. Since then, they live in the same way as they used to, but in a state of poverty and mendicity because they cannot have access to the natural resources they need to sustain their living anymore (hunting, fishing, fruit picking, medicinal herbs, etc.) In some cases, they may eventually live like before, but in a limited and insufficient way. Deep jungle is far away and scarce surrounding resources usually lay in lands owned by sharecroppers.
Original material : digital
Resolution : 4200x2800
Orientation : landscape
Colour/B&W : colour

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