La Guajira is a state in NE Colombia on the Venezuelan border, with a Caribbean coast and an extensive desert.
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My colleage Kath, at 6am, walking to the beach to enjoy a sunrise swim.
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The desert is inhospitable to all livestock except for goats. Wayuu families depend on their goats for milk and meat.
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The goats live off the scrub. The barge in the background is coming in to Port Bolivar, where it will load up with coal from the Guajira coal mines.
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This dirt road leads to the Wayuu community of "Media Luna" (Half Moon). In the background is Port Bolivar, where boats load up with coal.
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This windmill project, run by the "Public Enterprise of Medellin", generates electricity but not for local consumption. The Wayuu people of this region continue to live without electricity.
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