Iguana in Downtown Cartagena Columbia by greyone

Photography • Animals • posted on Nov 08, 2012

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Thank you for stopping for a closer look. Any and all comments are welcome and appreciated. Glenda and I hired a taxi driver in Cartagena to take us all over the city. It is a very beautiful place with a wonderful mixture of ancient buildings and modern ones. You see iguanas a lot there. They are not pets, but as seen here some people do put out scraps to encourage them to live in their yard as they are helpful at keeping pests under control. Our guide did say many of the folks there eat iguana stew. It is mostly due to an ancient tradition. The male iguana has 2 penis and since they are so good at creating new little iguanas, the men were convinced by eating iguana stew they would improve thier fertility and be able to produce more children which was a good thing to have more help on the plantations. The fertility beliefs are now behind us but many folks still eat them out of tradition. Jim

Comments (32)

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magnus073

7:12AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

Really fantastic capture of this colorful little guy, nicely done Jim.

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Lenord

7:34AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

Nothing like a pet Dinosaur to keep the pests away, cool shot Jim. Every time I hear about Cartagena Columbia I think about the Movie "Romancing the Stone" Peace

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Juliette.Gribnau

7:52AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

fantastic capture, and ..he won't starve from hunger

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claude19

7:57AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

wonderful photography ! great comments ! Thanks !!!

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skyzyk

8:13AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

Thanks for the description and the bit of history. Very interesting.

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ladylake

8:16AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

Cool photo and interesting info.

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renecyberdoc

8:57AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

just imagine you eat a couple of steaks and you wake up in the morning with 2 penizzes lol. one in the pants and one...??,yeah good question where you want the second penizze?? i want to know lol.

KnightWolverine

9:03AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

Iguanas Stew??.....Somehow that just does not make my taste buds dance....rofl!...So I'm guessing they taste like chicken too??....Sorry I'll stick with chicken that tastes like chicken myself...lol...Cool Capture either way Jim!

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Glendaw

9:05AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

What a cool capture of this big fellow. Very interesting folk lore that these creatures have handed down. Thanks for sharing Jim. Love and Hugs.

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voyaguer

9:07AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

Excelant color composition, with the blue bars in the bkg, the lettuce and the browns in the bkg, even the stone. They all relate to the colors in this very healthly looking Iguana. Crisp and clear image of the beautiful Iguana. Thank you for sharing this photo, it's great.

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bakapo

9:45AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

wow, cool shot. he looks like he's standing ready for anything.

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Faemike55

9:48AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

Very good capture and interesting information

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Fidelity2

9:59AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

It is very well expressed. I thank you for it. 5+!

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photosynthesis

10:11AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

Cool capture & some facts about iguanas I wasn't aware of. Though I prefer tomatoes in my salads...

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durleybeachbum

10:23AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

What a wonderful animal! A shame they get eaten.. This is a really good pic, all colour-co-ordinated!

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VEDES

10:43AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

Fantastic capture and magnificent IGUANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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bebopdlx

10:47AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

I agree with Lenord, "Cartagena". Very cool chot.

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cricke49

11:41AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

yea i agree too about cartagena and romancing the stone! awesome capture of this beautiful creature, great folklore as well!:)*5

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kbrog

11:47AM | Thu, 08 November 2012

Superb capture Jim! I like these guys and wish we had some of them running around my house. Just have little tiny lizards here by me, but gators lurking in the lakes. :)

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