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Cartegena, Columbia, 2005
Hand made cart with hand cut tyres used for selling electrical
goods. Shame about the front axle.
Cartegena, Columbia, 2005
Sharing the screen with a street kid sidelined by a street performance
in the central park (The park houses sloths, monkeys, macaws and
other random endangered species. Placed in the park by the goverrment
after the animals were caught in the process of being smuggled
overseas to rare animal collectors. The local inhabitants look
after the animals)
Getsemani, Cartegena, Columbia, 2005
The local hairdresser three doors down from my hostel wears glasses
an inch thick. A friend got his hair massacred only a few days
back. Nick the Pom explained to me quite clearly that "It
was a shit haircut". But you have to admit the man has style,
I too considered a lopping but held back when he picked up the
electrical clippers to start cutting my hair.
Central Park, Cartegena, Columbia, 2005
Father and son watching life amble by next to the basketballs
courts.
Cartegena, Columbia, 2005
I paused to take a photo and this guy wasn't up for it. I barely
missed getting my head squashed flat into a telegraph pole directly
behind me as he launched his load towards my head.The concrete
bag exploded on impact sending up a toxic dust cloud. I slithered
through the crippling air and ran hunched forward towards the
nearest corner. Gunfire ripping off a chunk of wall right next
to my neck and I turned into the second corner home free.
Getsemani, Cartegena, Columbia, 2005
My local hang spot in Cartegena.
Getsemani, Cartegena, Columbia, 2005
This man had his head on straight and was much warmer in reponse
to the click of my camera.
Taganga, Columbia, 2005
A lazy fishing village on the north eastern coast. Fishing and
soccer. Soccer. Fishing. The village basically consists of one
giant family.
Between borders of Columbia and Venezuela,
2005
Crossing from the Venezuelan border. Just in case you forgot what
I looked like.
Tayrona National Park, Columbia 2005
Occasionally you find a young kid who's smile makes you forget
about everything in the world.
Tayrona National Park, Columbia 2005
Rolling ocean slap at the sandy forest edge, occasionally tearing
helpless 100 foot coconut trees from their fighting limbs.
Tayrona National Park, Columbia 2005
The interest in all things military invades the local insect culture.
Millions of ants march over land to feed their families, risking
fate of death in the shadows of the various snakes, Iguanas, birds,
spiders and other lovers of six legged fine dining.
Tayrona National Park, Columbia 2005
I spent 30minutes engrossed in a staring competition with
this monkey, clambering through the trees with a few mates five
metres above me.
Border town, Columbia 2005
The Customs officials from the border
chaperoned me to their masters home to secure a signature granting
me secure passage through Columbia. In the six kilometre journey
they ran out of fuel. I doubled one man to the next fuel station.
This kind old alcoholic in the picture assisted us in a hunt for
an appropriate vessel to carry the fuel. Iam starting to realise
how kind and considerate is your average Columbian. The face says
it all. Happy to help.
Border town, Columbia 2005
Just after pulling a few wheelies on a Police patrol motorcycle
in Columbia - 650cc 2004 Suzuki Freewind
More photos on the way... need some time to load these puppies
before the boat to Panama.
Did you know that Guyana is actually
pretty damn cool? Munch...on round things.
