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Hello dear #Hive friends!.... Welcome to this edition of my street photography series "Stolen Stories" which is, as usual, my entry to today's #monomad challenge.

¡Hola queridos amigos de #Hive!... Bienvenidos a esta edición de mi serie de fotografías callejeras "Historias Robadas" la cual es, como de costumbre, mi entrada al reto #monomad de hoy.

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Rafael (AKA: "El compíta") comes rushing down from the mountains where he was born and has lived for all of his 85 years... Rafael is a lifelong friend, I have known him since he was a child, he used to come down from the mountains with baskets full of flowers which he sold door to door in the village.

Rafael (Alias "El compíta") desciende raudo desde las montañas en las cuales nació y ha vivido todos sus 85 años... Rafael es un amigo de toda la vida, le conozco desde que era un niño, él solía bajar desde las montañas con canastos repletos de flores las cuales vendía de puerta en puerta en el pueblo.

Rafael lost his left eye during his youth.... According to what his children have told me, it happened when he was involved in a quarrel in his youth, but he doesn't like to talk about it... Despite his 85 years of age, he is used to walking the five kilometres back and forth between his home and the village, descends with his empty backpack, but usually buys provisions in the village and returns with a lot of weight on his back through the extremely steep path.

Rafael perdió su ojo izquierdo durante su juventud... Según me han dicho sus hijos, sucedió al verse implicado en una riña durante su juventud, pero a él no le gusta hablar acerca de eso... A pesar de sus 85 años de edad, acostumbra a caminar de ida y vuelta los cinco kilómetros de distancia entre su casa y el pueblo, desciende con su mochila vacía, pero usualmente compra provisiones en el pueblo y regresa con bastante peso en su espalda a través del camino sumamente empinado.

I hadn't seen him for a couple of years, however he recognised me immediately and asked about the health of everyone in my family, after chatting for a while, he said goodbye and continued his descent with the same energy of a much younger person...

No le veía desde hacía un par de años, sin embargo me ha reconocido de inmediato y preguntó por la salud de todos en mi familia, después de charlar un rato, se despidió y continuó su descenso con la misma energía de una persona mucho más joven...

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"Perca"... I seem to remember that my friend "Perca" is really called "Manuel", but as is often the case in small towns, everyone has always called him by his nickname and that has made us all practically forget his real name. Perca works as a mechanic in a ramshackle workshop in the garage of his house. However, because there are few vehicles left in the village, he has enough free time to stand on the street corner talking to everyone who passes by.

"Perca"... Creo recordar que mi amigo "Perca" se llama realmente "Manuel", pero tal como suele suceder en los pueblos chicos, siempre todos le han llamado por su mote y eso ha echo que a todos prácticamente se nos olvide su nombre real. Perca trabaja como mecánico en un destartalado taller en el garaje de su casa. Sin embargo, debido a que son pocos vehículos que quedan en el pueblo, tiene bastante tiempo libre para permanecer en la esquina hablando con todos los que por allí circulan.

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"Antonio"... In the distance I observe Antonio on the back of his horse and bringing one of his hound dogs tied to a string by his side.... The rest of the dogs, the ones that are strays, usually bark when Antonio passes through the street, I suppose they are surprised to see one of their own kind, walking beside a horse with a man on his back.

"Antonio"... A lo lejos observo a Antonio a lomos de su caballo y trayendo uno de sus perros sabuesos atado a un cordel a su lado... El resto de los perros, los que son callejeros, suelen ladrar cuando Antonio pasa por la calle, supongo que les extraña ver a uno de su misma especie, caminando al lado de un caballo con un hombre a cuestas.

Antonio has his land in the mountains and often comes to the village to visit his family, as his wives, children and grandchildren live here. I always see him with his dogs, he never leaves them alone in the mountains.... At the beginning of the week, Antonio goes back to the mountains to work his land, sometimes for 4 or 5 days continuously.

Antonio tiene sus tierras en las montañas y suele venir al pueblo a visitar a su familia, pues su esposas, hijos y nietos viven aquí. Siempre le veo con sus perros, nunca les deja solos en las montañas... Al comenzar la semana, Antonio vuelve a las montañas a trabajar sus tierras a veces durante 4 o cinco días continuos.

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Humberto"... My lifelong friend, rides through the streets on his old motorbike (which he himself often assembles and disassembles at will) whose thunderous noise seems to come from something bigger and faster and not from that "strange green thing with two wheels".

"Humberto"... Mi amigo de toda la vida, va por las calles conduciendo su vieja motocicleta (la cual él mismo suele armar y desarmar a placer) cuyo ruido estruendoso parece venir de algo más grande y rápido y no de esa "extraña cosa verde con dos ruedas".

Humberto has no formal education, but he "knows a lot of things (as he himself often says)" and has worked as an electrician, car and motorbike mechanic, refrigeration technician, plumber, bricklayer, gardener... He even knows how to inject people and give first aids! He even knows how to inject people and give first aid!... What an impressive thing! :)

Humberto no tiene estudios formales, pero "sabe mucho de muchas cosas (como él mismo suele afirmar)" y ha trabajado como electricista, mecánico de autos y motos, técnico de refrigeración, plomero, albañil, jardinero... ¡He incluso sabe inyectar personas y dar primeros auxilios!... ¡Vaya cosa impresionate! :)

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Thank you very much for your visit and appreciation!

¡Muchas gracias por pasar y apreciar!

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^{Camera: Nikon D7000 | Lens: AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
Cámara: Nikon D7000 | Objetivo: AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
Montalbán, Carabobo, Venezuela.}