A Familiar Greeting | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
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A vaquero in Baja California receives a hug from his daughter, highlighting the challenges of sustaining their off-grid lifestyle due to economic shifts and climate change.
A Familiar Greeting
Eleonary "Nary" Arce Aguilar—a vaquero, or cowboy—gets a hug from his daughter, Guadalupe, at Rancho Mesa San Esteban in Baja California, México. Due to changed economics and the effects of climate change over the past half-century, the off-grid lifestyle these vaqueros live is becoming more difficult to sustain.
Balazs Gardi, Nat Geo Image Collection