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  Colombia 2008 - Part 4 -  Santa Marta NP jungle - to Kogi village of Pueblo Viejo


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Kogi indigenous people at the place where jeep road from Mingeo village ends and the path to Pueblo Viejo village begins

Looks like Collibri bird

Kogi

Kogi

Flora of Santa Marta NP jungle

  Two good bridges like this are nowadays on the way to Pueblo Viejo


 Santa Marta NP jungle

Santa Marta NP jungle

Our first night in Santa Marta NP jungle

Natural sleeping pad

Kogi

Kogi

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 Santa Marta NP jungle

 Santa Marta NP jungle

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 Santa Marta NP jungle

Kogi with poporo - natural container holding burnt crushed sea shells (in fact lime). When the powder is put into mouth by the stick it helps to activate the coca leaves they constantly chew. Poporo is mark of manhood but it symbolizes woman itself ...

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Bonga, Kogi village on the way to Pueblo Viejo

Bonga, Kogi village on the way to Pueblo Viejo

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Kogi man with child

Kogi

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Kogi

Fauna of Santa Marta NP jungle

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Path to Pueblo Viejo

Flora of Santa Marta NP jungle

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Flora of Santa Marta NP jungle

Kogis are moving all the time up and down the path to Pueblo Viejo and other villages.

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The only nice clear campsite, about 8 hours up from the end of jeep road, about 2 hours before Pueblo Viejo.

Valley in the direction to Pueblo Viejo, high moutains and other higher Kogi villages

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Fauna of Santa Marta NP jungle

Kogi

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Kogi

Kogi women are very active during their walks, many of them weaving Kogi shoulder bags (mochillas) or something else all the time

 

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