Thanks to a sympathetic neighbour, Marina found herself in a new family when she had none. As a result, her life was transformed and she became the woman you have read about. She may not have been alive today to tell her story had she not found a substitute family.
Please contact SFAC and you too could rescue girls like Marina all around the world. www.sfac.org.uk/
Neotropical Primate Conservation (NPC)
In far too many places around the world, our nearest biological relatives, the apes and monkeys, are suffering, losing their homes and their lives as a result of deforestation and wildlife trafficking.
In Colombia, as well as all Central and South America, NPC strives to protect monkeys and conserve their homes. In protecting the jungles and forests, the habitats are maintained not just for monkeys but also for the indigenous peoples, so that they too can maintain their traditional and cultural ways of life.
The battle against illegal wildlife traffic has become one of NPC’s main activities. Wild animals are routinely hunted for meat or skins, as trophies or for the pet trade – a major threat to the survival of many species. With the help of rescue centres and the police, NPC are able to rescue, rehabilitate and reintroduce these trafficked animals back to their forests – the homes that Marina knew so well.
Please learn how you can be a part of their wonderful work at www.neoprimate.org
Thank you.
The exterior of Ana-Karmen’s brothel. (© Daniel James)
Park in Cúcuta – Marina’s home as a street kid. (© Daniel James)
Marina’s nickname on the streets, ‘Pony Malta’, was due to her resemblance to the short, dark drink bottle. (© Daniel James)
Viewing Cúcuta from Loma de Bolívar. (© Daniel James)
The Cúcuta bridge that exploded near the Santos family home, now rebuilt. (© Daniel James)
The exterior of La Casita convent. (© Daniel James)
Meeting the convent nuns during a research trip to Colombia in 2007. (© Daniel James)
Maruja (Marina’s rescuer) as Marina remembers her.
Marina’s earliest known photograph, aged 17. Now named Luz Marina.
Amadeo and Maria Nelly Forero.
Marina at home in a tree-trunk hole, like those in which she would find a bed during her jungle days. (© John Chapman)
The wild child in her natural habitat. (© John Chapman)
Marina aged 62. A day out in the countryside often involves some interaction with nature and wild animals. (© John Chapman)
Family portrait. (© Carl Bromwich)
This ebook is copyright material and must not be copied, reproduced, transferred, distributed, leased, licenced or publicly performed or used in any way except as specifically permitted in writing by the publishers, as allowed under the terms and conditions under which it was purchased or as strictly permitted by applicable copyright law. Any unauthorised distribution or use of this text may be a direct infringement of the author’s and publisher’s rights and those responsible may be liable in law accordingly.
Epub ISBN: 9781780577401
Version 1.0
www.mainstreampublishing.com
Copyright © Marina Chapman and Lynne Barrett-Lee, 2013
All rights reserved
The moral rights of the author have been asserted
First published in Great Britain in 2013 by
MAINSTREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY (EDINBURGH) LTD
7 Albany Street
Edinburgh EH1 3UG
ISBN 9781780575797
No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any other means without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief passages in connection with a review written for insertion in a magazine, newspaper or broadcast
This book is a work of non-fiction based on the life, experiences and recollections of the author. In some limited cases, names of people have been changed to protect the privacy of others.
1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
The Girl With No Name: The Incredible True Story of a Child Raised by Monkeys Page 26