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“The Most Complete Plant in the Universe”
Photos and words by Jorge Uzon February-March 2006 Bolivia has come to international attention of late, thanks to Evo Morales, the first indigenous president of a Latin American country in which indigenous people are the majority. His calls to reclaim minority rights and for historical reparations for his country have earned him both notoriety [...]
El primer año de Evo Morales
Photos and words by Jorge Uzon Liborio Moya tiene una peluquería en Chipiriri y cría abejas en Santa Elena, poblados separados 10 kilómetros entre si, y los dos a la entrada de El Chapare. Además Liborio cultiva coca y, sin ser estos sus últimos oficios, es profesor primario y participa en el plan de alfabetización “Yo si puedo” [...]
Evo Morales’ First Year
Photos and words by Jorge Uzon Liborio Moya has a barbershop in Chipiriri and keeps bees in Santa Elena, two towns at ten kilometers distance from one another in the Chapare province of Bolivia. Liborio also has a small coca plantation, and—along with several other projects—is a primary school teacher who participates in the “I can do [...]