
CALI - COLOMBIA - JANUARY 12: Alvaro shows the old toys that are more than 50 years old and that he plans to repair and exhibit in the museum he wants to do in Cali, Colombia on January 12, 2023. In the traditional Santa Rosa neighborhood, there is one of the last doll hospitals in Colombia, where a "surgeon" is given the task of giving life to the toys that, otherwise, would end up in a garbage can. A profession in danger of extinction. Alvaro is 58 years old, of whom he has dedicated 45 to building his hospital. He wears a blue robe with doll figures, keeps a stethoscope around his neck and magnifying glasses attached to his forehead, this to check the heartbeat of his 'patients' and to perform complex surgeries. ( Edwin Rodriguez Pipicano - Anadolu Agency )

CALI - COLOMBIA - JANUARY 12: Alvaro shows the old toys that are more than 50 years old and that he plans to repair and exhibit in the museum he wants to do in Cali, Colombia on January 12, 2023. In the traditional Santa Rosa neighborhood, there is one of the last doll hospitals in Colombia, where a "surgeon" is given the task of giving life to the toys that, otherwise, would end up in a garbage can. A profession in danger of extinction. Alvaro is 58 years old, of whom he has dedicated 45 to building his hospital. He wears a blue robe with doll figures, keeps a stethoscope around his neck and magnifying glasses attached to his forehead, this to check the heartbeat of his 'patients' and to perform complex surgeries. ( Edwin Rodriguez Pipicano - Anadolu Agency )

CALI - COLOMBIA - JANUARY 12: Alvaro shows pieces of old toys that were not repaired but some of their pieces survived to be part of a toy that needs them in Cali, Colombia on January 12, 2023. In the traditional Santa Rosa neighborhood, there is one of the last doll hospitals in Colombia, where a "surgeon" is given the task of giving life to the toys that, otherwise, would end up in a garbage can. A profession in danger of extinction. Alvaro is 58 years old, of whom he has dedicated 45 to building his hospital. He wears a blue robe with doll figures, keeps a stethoscope around his neck and magnifying glasses attached to his forehead, this to check the heartbeat of his 'patients' and to perform complex surgeries. ( Edwin Rodriguez Pipicano - Anadolu Agency )

CALI - COLOMBIA - JANUARY 12: Alvaro shows pieces of old toys that were not repaired but some of their pieces survived to be part of a toy that needs them in Cali, Colombia on January 12, 2023. In the traditional Santa Rosa neighborhood, there is one of the last doll hospitals in Colombia, where a "surgeon" is given the task of giving life to the toys that, otherwise, would end up in a garbage can. A profession in danger of extinction. Alvaro is 58 years old, of whom he has dedicated 45 to building his hospital. He wears a blue robe with doll figures, keeps a stethoscope around his neck and magnifying glasses attached to his forehead, this to check the heartbeat of his 'patients' and to perform complex surgeries. ( Edwin Rodriguez Pipicano - Anadolu Agency )

CALI - COLOMBIA - JANUARY 12: Classic and old toys rest on shelves in the upper part of their hospital waiting to be exhibited in their dream museum in Cali - Colombia, January 12, 2023. In the traditional Santa Rosa neighborhood, there is one of the last doll hospitals in Colombia, where a "surgeon" is given the task of giving life to the toys that, otherwise, would end up in a garbage can. A profession in danger of extinction. Alvaro is 58 years old, of whom he has dedicated 45 to building his hospital. He wears a blue robe with doll figures, keeps a stethoscope around his neck and magnifying glasses attached to his forehead, this to check the heartbeat of his 'patients' and to perform complex surgeries. ( Edwin Rodriguez Pipicano - Anadolu Agency )

CALI - COLOMBIA - JANUARY 12: Alvaro shows the old toys that are more than 50 years old and that he plans to repair and exhibit in the museum he wants to do in Cali - Colombia, January 12, 2023. In the traditional Santa Rosa neighborhood, there is one of the last doll hospitals in Colombia, where a "surgeon" is given the task of giving life to the toys that, otherwise, would end up in a garbage can. A profession in danger of extinction. Alvaro is 58 years old, of whom he has dedicated 45 to building his hospital. He wears a blue robe with doll figures, keeps a stethoscope around his neck and magnifying glasses attached to his forehead, this to check the heartbeat of his 'patients' and to perform complex surgeries. ( Edwin Rodriguez Pipicano - Anadolu Agency )

CALI - COLOMBIA - JANUARY 12: Alvaro shows pieces of old toys that were not repaired but some of their pieces survived to be part of a toy that needs them in Cali - Colombia, January 12, 2023. In the traditional Santa Rosa neighborhood, there is one of the last doll hospitals in Colombia, where a "surgeon" is given the task of giving life to the toys that, otherwise, would end up in a garbage can. A profession in danger of extinction. Alvaro is 58 years old, of whom he has dedicated 45 to building his hospital. He wears a blue robe with doll figures, keeps a stethoscope around his neck and magnifying glasses attached to his forehead, this to check the heartbeat of his 'patients' and to perform complex surgeries. ( Edwin Rodriguez Pipicano - Anadolu Agency )

CALI - COLOMBIA - JANUARY 12: Alvaro shows pieces of old toys that were not repaired but some of their pieces survived to be part of a toy that needs them in Cali - Colombia, January 12, 2023. In the traditional Santa Rosa neighborhood, there is one of the last doll hospitals in Colombia, where a "surgeon" is given the task of giving life to the toys that, otherwise, would end up in a garbage can. A profession in danger of extinction. Alvaro is 58 years old, of whom he has dedicated 45 to building his hospital. He wears a blue robe with doll figures, keeps a stethoscope around his neck and magnifying glasses attached to his forehead, this to check the heartbeat of his 'patients' and to perform complex surgeries. ( Edwin Rodriguez Pipicano - Anadolu Agency )

CALI - COLOMBIA - JANUARY 12: Alvaro shows pieces of old toys that were not repaired but some of their pieces survived to be part of a toy that needs them in Cali - Colombia, January 12, 2023. In the traditional Santa Rosa neighborhood, there is one of the last doll hospitals in Colombia, where a "surgeon" is given the task of giving life to the toys that, otherwise, would end up in a garbage can. A profession in danger of extinction. Alvaro is 58 years old, of whom he has dedicated 45 to building his hospital. He wears a blue robe with doll figures, keeps a stethoscope around his neck and magnifying glasses attached to his forehead, this to check the heartbeat of his 'patients' and to perform complex surgeries. ( Edwin Rodriguez Pipicano - Anadolu Agency )

CALI - COLOMBIA - JANUARY 12: Alvaro shows pieces of old toys that were not repaired but some of their pieces survived to be part of a toy that needs them in Cali - Colombia, January 12, 2023. In the traditional Santa Rosa neighborhood, there is one of the last doll hospitals in Colombia, where a "surgeon" is given the task of giving life to the toys that, otherwise, would end up in a garbage can. A profession in danger of extinction. Alvaro is 58 years old, of whom he has dedicated 45 to building his hospital. He wears a blue robe with doll figures, keeps a stethoscope around his neck and magnifying glasses attached to his forehead, this to check the heartbeat of his 'patients' and to perform complex surgeries. ( Edwin Rodriguez Pipicano - Anadolu Agency )

CALI - COLOMBIA - JANUARY 12: Classic and old toys rest on shelves in the upper part of their hospital waiting to be exhibited in their dream museum in Cali - Colombia, January 12, 2023. In the traditional Santa Rosa neighborhood, there is one of the last doll hospitals in Colombia, where a "surgeon" is given the task of giving life to the toys that, otherwise, would end up in a garbage can. A profession in danger of extinction. Álvaro is 58 years old, of whom he has dedicated 45 to building his hospital. He wears a blue robe with doll figures, keeps a stethoscope around his neck and magnifying glasses attached to his forehead, this to check the heartbeat of his 'patients' and to perform complex surgeries. ( Edwin Rodriguez Pipicano - Anadolu Agency )

CALI - COLOMBIA - JANUARY 12: Classic and old toys rest on shelves in the upper part of their hospital waiting to be exhibited in their dream museum in Cali - Colombia, January 12, 2023. In the traditional Santa Rosa neighborhood, there is one of the last doll hospitals in Colombia, where a "surgeon" is given the task of giving life to the toys that, otherwise, would end up in a garbage can. A profession in danger of extinction. Alvaro is 58 years old, of whom he has dedicated 45 to building his hospital. He wears a blue robe with doll figures, keeps a stethoscope around his neck and magnifying glasses attached to his forehead, this to check the heartbeat of his 'patients' and to perform complex surgeries. ( Edwin Rodriguez Pipicano - Anadolu Agency )

CALI - COLOMBIA - JANUARY 12: Classic and old toys rest on shelves in the upper part of their hospital waiting to be exhibited in their dream museum in Cali - Colombia, January 12, 2023. In the traditional Santa Rosa neighborhood, there is one of the last doll hospitals in Colombia, where a "surgeon" is given the task of giving life to the toys that, otherwise, would end up in a garbage can. A profession in danger of extinction. Alvaro is 58 years old, of whom he has dedicated 45 to building his hospital. He wears a blue robe with doll figures, keeps a stethoscope around his neck and magnifying glasses attached to his forehead, this to check the heartbeat of his 'patients' and to perform complex surgeries. ( Edwin Rodriguez Pipicano - Anadolu Agency )

CALI - COLOMBIA - JANUARY 12: Alvaro shows pieces of old toys that were not repaired but some of their pieces survived to be part of a toy that needs them in Cali - Colombia, January 12, 2023. In the traditional Santa Rosa neighborhood, there is one of the last doll hospitals in Colombia, where a "surgeon" is given the task of giving life to the toys that, otherwise, would end up in a garbage can. A profession in danger of extinction. Alvaro is 58 years old, of whom he has dedicated 45 to building his hospital. He wears a blue robe with doll figures, keeps a stethoscope around his neck and magnifying glasses attached to his forehead, this to check the heartbeat of his 'patients' and to perform complex surgeries. ( Edwin Rodriguez Pipicano - Anadolu Agency )

CALI - COLOMBIA - JANUARY 12: Classic and old toys rest on shelves in the upper part of their hospital waiting to be exhibited in their dream museum in Cali - Colombia, January 12, 2023. In the traditional Santa Rosa neighborhood, there is one of the last doll hospitals in Colombia, where a "surgeon" is given the task of giving life to the toys that, otherwise, would end up in a garbage can. A profession in danger of extinction. Alvaro is 58 years old, of whom he has dedicated 45 to building his hospital. He wears a blue robe with doll figures, keeps a stethoscope around his neck and magnifying glasses attached to his forehead, this to check the heartbeat of his 'patients' and to perform complex surgeries. ( Edwin Rodriguez Pipicano - Anadolu Agency )

CALI - COLOMBIA - JANUARY 12: Alvaro shows pieces of old toys that were not repaired but some of their pieces survived to be part of a toy that needs them in Cali - Colombia, January 12, 2023. In the traditional Santa Rosa neighborhood, there is one of the last doll hospitals in Colombia, where a "surgeon" is given the task of giving life to the toys that, otherwise, would end up in a garbage can. A profession in danger of extinction. Alvaro is 58 years old, of whom he has dedicated 45 to building his hospital. He wears a blue robe with doll figures, keeps a stethoscope around his neck and magnifying glasses attached to his forehead, this to check the heartbeat of his 'patients' and to perform complex surgeries. ( Edwin Rodriguez Pipicano - Anadolu Agency )

CALI - COLOMBIA - JANUARY 12: Alvaro shows pieces of old toys that were not repaired but some of their pieces survived to be part of a toy that needs them in Cali - Colombia, January 12, 2023. In the traditional Santa Rosa neighborhood, there is one of the last doll hospitals in Colombia, where a "surgeon" is given the task of giving life to the toys that, otherwise, would end up in a garbage can. A profession in danger of extinction. Alvaro is 58 years old, of whom he has dedicated 45 to building his hospital. He wears a blue robe with doll figures, keeps a stethoscope around his neck and magnifying glasses attached to his forehead, this to check the heartbeat of his 'patients' and to perform complex surgeries. ( Edwin Rodriguez Pipicano - Anadolu Agency )

CALI - COLOMBIA - JANUARY 12: Alvaro poses for a photo in the old toy hospital in Cali - Colombia, January 12, 2023. In the traditional Santa Rosa neighborhood, there is one of the last doll hospitals in Colombia, where a "surgeon" is given the task of giving life to the toys that, otherwise, would end up in a garbage can. A profession in danger of extinction. Alvaro is 58 years old, of whom he has dedicated 45 to building his hospital. He wears a blue robe with doll figures, keeps a stethoscope around his neck and magnifying glasses attached to his forehead, this to check the heartbeat of his 'patients' and to perform complex surgeries. ( Edwin Rodriguez Pipicano - Anadolu Agency )