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Óscar Leonardo Henríquez Linero

Óscar Leonardo Henríquez Linero

Foreman in retirement

Óscar Leonardo Henríquez Linero worked for years in the harbour of Santa Marta on the Colombian Caribbean coast. First as a stevedore and later as a foreman, where he coordinated the work of the stevedoring crews. Today, he wistfully remembers his life between goods, ships and the harbour, which shaped him as a person, with a twinkle in his eye and gratitude at the same time. 

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