Photos: Alejandro Ramírez Anderson
Ismael learns the secrets of the land through his bare feet. “Shoes are just not for me” he says. He knows everything there is to know about grass, about roots under thick thrunks; he knows why rocks remain silent and what is to expect of the dew in clean and light mornings in the countryside. Dry leaves confide him weird truths. In the Cafetal del Padre he is always accompanied by Palomo, which he renamed: “ Lovely is not a name for a dog that works with cattle”
Author
Mónica Rivero 
