Walter stands shoulder to shoulder with his mother Alejandra in front of their house in the community of Santa Elena. Originally from the Bolivian western valleys, they speak Quechua, although their community is mostly formed by lowland indigenous Chiquitanos. “I believe in trust,” Walter explains, “One will always distrust at first, but then you need to know the person. It does happen, at times, that people who come from the interior are a bit mistreated and frowned upon. I don't know why, but thank God, in my case that happened quite rarely.”
