Fishing between hippos
Went fishing anything that fell into their networks: fry small river, crabs, Hippos… Uncertainty is part of breakfast in this region of Zambia and that morning we were invited to the feast.
We had several days looking for the populations in the wild rivers of Africa. We wanted to portray these people, search history beyond nature reserves. The Luangwa Park is one of the busiest in the country and a river delimits its territory, but no elephants or hippos and buffaloes border know.
So we headed to the other side, to that which no longer belongs to the park, the shore where no tourists pointing crocodiles, but children must face them. There's a reality without postal, without sunscreen, no brand boots. That actually called Mukasanga.
We had received the Prince of nawa, the leader of an ethnic accustomed to dodge the onslaught of animals. We were comfortable among these men smiling, among those women who swept the doors of their huts poverty dignifying clean sheet, among children running alongside our cameras with the same unconsciousness with which rowed hours toward a herd of hippos. The village was so natural Mukasanga river ambush, so extreme routine of nawa, you do not know how to interpret that joke sinister mix children and hippos.
It was so natural river ambush, so extreme routine of nawa, you do not know how to interpret that joke sinister mix children and hippos.
A hollow log canoe was, rowing a stick and a thousand times patched network of ephemeral future: feed yours another day. Everything is made easy on the Luangwa River, no hurry, Nobody thinks to speak there. The strategy is simple: have to overcome the stubborn of hippos to reach the network and sensing the presence of the specimens immersed you do not see.
The hippopotamus is one of the world's most dangerous animals. His condition does not herbivore friendlier. It is territorial and suspicious, with fangs capable of crossing the scales of an alligator, powerful jaw and a great skill in the water. But outside, onshore, this animal chubby and affable face, can reach 40 miles per hour if it intends to end the intruder.
By monitoring the gaze of hippos, nawa forget many crocodiles that inhabit the same waters, down there, somewhere. In the village a human dies almost every year for the attack of the beasts. Here man encounters with nature without explanation: mad elephants, Old Lions tired of being mocked by the gazelles, buffaloes in fear, real nightmares, savage violence, claws, fangs, bites… death.
In Mukasanga met Chibulu, a teenager who every day drags his leg brace to school. One day a month of rain, had to cross a flooded road, with books on the head, his feet tempting fate and his heart shrunk by water and by fear. A row of teeth tore the leg as who starts a childhood dream. The crocodile left him diminished future already complicated in this region of Zambia. But here Chibulu lived and nobody seems to notice, because as usual.
Widows are still mourning their fishermen saw a mouth just rushing to the canoe, mourn the children who played in a forest full of roars. But every evening Mukasanga dwellers take their drums and laugh out loud for a new Dodge to target fish and fill the pan and dancing while the sun sets because they are alive. Tomorrow again fishing in a river infested with hippos.
On the other side, smiling tourists taking pictures of the beasts.
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Rosa
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Daniel, si la serie «Un Mundo Aparte» me entusiasma, tus stories fascinate me. It's like seeing her again from a different perspective, sharing experiences that, perhaps, is what most about these places as remote and lived to tell what may be the most attractive for many of us. Certainly your experiences should be memorable for you and for that I appreciate you wanting to share.
In these few images and your words can be seen as presenting a high sensitivity, I guess, is more difficult to convey in the series for various reasons.
I wish your fellow transmitieras, Alfonso y Jose Luis, My congratulations also for his work.
Being palpable quality of your work is quite unfortunate that our country was just the latest in broadcast it (at least this replenishing, ¿Will this crisis? Something to be thankful to the economic).
I encourage to you to return with new projects.
I did not know this product but since I've discovered a few nice moments happened while I walk.
And above are from Palencia… With what I like to me the Romanesque… I have n'amora!!!
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Daniel Landa
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I've got blush, Rosa. Course will stretch those words so generous about the series to Jose Luis and Alfonso. On this page I can only welcome you, it comes to sharing snippets of the world, experiences, nostalgia from elsewhere.
On what of television, crisis and other… Shame is not? let's talk about nice places… as Palencia!!! So you like and Romanesque and the series and stories… marry me!!
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Iria Coast
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Rosa, le has won the sights to see…:) I'm from Salamanca, Could it be that those of us like to travel Castilla? 😀
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Rosa
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Uyyyy… I did not expect so interesting proposition Daniel… Agree, accept (hehehehe). If you get your hand television and virtual transporting me to wonderful places… Imaginate si me la verdad of the!!! 😉
Of all the trips I have made to our peninsula your province is one that I liked about the Romanesque, without ignoring any other place, especially for the large number of small rural churches as unknown and attractive. Sometimes the smallest it be as large.
Would… I will try to continue to maintain the conquest. Salamanca is also beautiful, I do not mean just in the capital (it is), but all these small towns that are not visited regularly. While living in Madrid for a long time I am born in a village and I lean more towards the rural. I do not know… how to seduce me.
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Sonia Garcia Gomez
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Congratulations on all the stories and videos tenacious, with language and image that immerse you in the context and makes meet at the same time dreaming. Thank you for keeping your followers live in the desire to continue learning, enjoying and dreaming. Follow, pairs not!
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Lydia Peiró
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Hola Daniel.
First of all I want to say that I share everything he says Rosa, although Palencia is a province that I have yet to visit, inter alia, because I was very interested in the Romanesque.
It was a great joy to discover this page.
I have not missed a single one of the reports. Your trips are completely different from those we see in other programs and focus, also. That is why I am passionate.
I am a teacher in a rural school, although several of my students come from larger cities who have moved to town.
They are between 10 and 12 years
When I saw the interview Chibulu, I immediately thought of some of them. I think they could really see it. Te greatly appreciate (if possible) that hung on page. Actually, should see a lot more of your travels, but that interview especially, I provide an opportunity to reflect and discuss with them.
I also noticed the affection with which you treat and love always.
Reiterate the congratulations for the program and I hope you may do another batch of your travel with that look so special.
Thank you very much for showing us places, People, etc., probably would never have seen.
Greetings
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Daniel Landa
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Bullfight. I appreciate the interest and understand the example can be a guy like Chibulu for children. If you think we can assess options for getting that interview. Write the mail and I respond VaP.. A greeting and thank you for those kind words. And yes, Palencia is the waiting!
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A World Apart in Africa and the Pacific - Isaac Barragán | Isaac Barragán
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[…] Siberia and knowing the Nubians heat, We laughed in African weddings, and have been afraid to fish with hippos or see the car accident that took in the steppe of Mongolia. They've certainly been able to […]
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Daniel Landa
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Thanks Isaac, I loved your site!
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Art pun
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Daniel, gracias por la serie y tus reports, are a window to adventure and knowledge, that it is so difficult to teach and thus learn. Congratulations to the entire team.
Greetings
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