Colombia
Colombia's Inirida flower: from 'weed' to emblem for UN meeting
When Ruben Dario Carianil began cultivating the unusual, pointy Inirida flower in the Colombian Amazon ten years ago, his relatives made fun of him for growing "weeds."Today, the 63-year-old Carianil, of the Curripako tribe, grows tons of the curious
When Ruben Dario Carianil began cultivating the unusual, pointy Inirida flower in the Colombian Amazon ten years ago, his relatives made fun of him for growing "weeds."
Today, the 63-year-old Carianil, of the Curripako tribe, grows tons of the curiou... [2696 chars]