The Wayuú ethnic group, one of the few throughout the American continent that successfully resisted European domination, today constitutes the majority population of the desert Colombian peninsula of La Guajira. There, amid the sand and heat, their rancherías stand out clearly, the name given to the settlements where the Wayuú have grouped into small societies, seeking ways of life more secure than their original nomadism, but without losing their rich cultural tradition. This book by Santiago Harker, with an introductory text by the Wayuú anthropologist Weildler Guerra, represents not only a passionate vision of the present but an amazing journey to unexpected landscapes and encounters.The masterful photographs illustrate rites and customs, codes and festivals, attire and crafts.