{"id":299,"date":"2012-01-22T23:26:15","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T05:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iamrobrice.com\/blog\/?p=299"},"modified":"2012-07-16T01:12:50","modified_gmt":"2012-07-16T06:12:50","slug":"colombia-day-3-puente-iglesias-and-valparaiso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamrobrice.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/22\/colombia-day-3-puente-iglesias-and-valparaiso\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia Day 3 – Puente Iglesias and Valparaiso"},"content":{"rendered":"

The time had come for us to depart from Jardin and continue the adventure. Our sights were set for Valparaiso where we planned to visit a tribe of Indigenous Indians, but en route we stopped at a bridge called Puente Iglesias near the town of Jerico to stretch and get some juice. While walking towards the bridge to take some photos of the view, I came across a few boys walking on home-made stilts of varying sizes. Naturally, I started taking pictures of them, asked if I could try, and in no time we had a full-fledged photo-shoot going on.<\/p>\n

When we arrived to Valparaiso, we had lunch with the leader of the about 270 Embanachami Indians, some of which have recently won an award from INVIMO (in laymen\u2019s terms: Colombia\u2019s FDA) for researching and developing a food coloring that is all-natural and does not use any chemicals. These indigenous people live very simply; for the kids a half-inflated soccer ball, a piece of candy, or a bike tire and a stick are all it takes to bring a smile to their faces.<\/p>\n

This first photo of me on the stilts was shot by Mikey of lightenupandshoot<\/a>, I\u2019m not that good at self-portraits\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

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