Nigeria
The Yoruba people, the most powerful ethnic group in the Gulf of Guinea
The Yoruba people stand as the dominant ethnic group in the Gulf of Guinea with more than 44 million people, as well as one of the most prominent in Africa. His homeland is in southwestern Nigeria, which is the epicenter of Yoruba culture, and in the adjacent parts of Benin and Togo. This region is known as Yorubaland.
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The Kalash people of Pakistan, the last animists of the Hindu Kush
The Kalash are an ethnic group that lives in the Chitral Valleys, in the Hindu Kush mountain range in Pakistan. According to legend, the Kalasha have Caucasian features, fair complexions, and light eyes because they are descendants of Alexander the Great. The Kalash people are noted for their unique culture, animistic rituals, and incredible clothing. They have a strong sense of their identity and fervently defend their culture and religion.
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The Ngendelengo of Angola, the forest tribe
The Ngendelengo inhabit the Serra da Chela mountains in southwestern Angola. They are semi-nomadic subsistence herders, hunters and farmers. Living in a forested environment has allowed them to develop a rudimentary charcoal business. Machetes are an essential part of their attire, as well as large crests for unmarried boys and multiple topknots for women. The rest of their traditional culture includes two-storey barns and bull worship rituals.
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The Dogon tribe of Mali, the most enigmatic in Africa
There is a unique place in the heart of West Africa. Unique for its fascinating and enigmatic culture and its air of mystery and supposed paranormal events that surround it. This exciting corner of the Sahel is called the Dogon Country (Mali) and is located on the border with Burkina Faso.
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Kingdom of smoke and cows:
Mundari Cattle Camps
The famous Mundari cattle camps are desolate places. They usually settle in areas close to the banks of the Nile River in South Sudan. The smoke from hundreds of bonfires covers the immensity of a vast arid, dry and hot land. Amidst that smoke, naked men, cows with giant horns and the iconographic Mundari totem, which inspired the Last Places logo, can be seen.
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Behind the lens of Ana Robles
I consider myself a traveling photographer in search of cultures that still preserve their traditions and have been little influenced by our western ways. I have learned a lot from them, I like to show their customs, recount their joys and sorrows. In all cases they are similar, only in different environments or realities. In that search, I have also experienced injustice or the pain of impotence, but in all circumstances, I have tried to find beauty.
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