Caption

COLOMBIA, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Ika, Ika shepherd sitting beside his sister in the high Sierra. He applies powdered lime from a small poporo gourd to a wooden palo stick which he then inserts into a wad of coca leaves in his cheek. The lime acts as a catalyst for the cocaine alkaloid in the chewed leaves which in turn give him sustenance energy and relief from hunger and cold Arhuaco Aruaco indigenous tribe American Colombian Colombia Hispanic Indegent Latin America Latino South America Arhuaco Aruaco indigenous tribe American Colombian Columbia Hispanic Indegent Latin America Latino South America Farming Agraian Agricultural Growing Husbandry Land Producing Raising Immature Agriculture Young Unripe Unripened Green

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Brian Moser eye ubiquitous / hutchison

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Photo12/Eye Ubiquitous

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UQS10A86_400

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No

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Rights managed

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52,0Mb (4,6Mb) / 17,6in x 11,5in / 5275 x 3444 (300dpi)

Keywords

COLOMBIA Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Ika Ika shepherd sitting beside his sister high Sierra He applies powdered lime small poporo gourd wooden palo stick which he then inserts wad coca leaves his cheek lime acts as catalyst cocaine alkaloid chewed leaves which turn give him sustenance energy relief hunger cold Arhuaco Aruaco indigenous tribe American Colombian Colombia Hispanic Indegent Latin America Latino South America Arhuaco Aruaco indigenous tribe American Colombian Columbia Hispanic Indegent Latin America Latino South America Farming Agraian Agricultural Growing Husbandry Land Producing Raising Immature Agriculture Young Unripe Unripened Green Region South America People Portraits People Age Young Work Agriculture People Group People Ethnic Southern Silver State"