CALAMOCARRO, DREAMED STATION PHOTOS © CARLOS LUJËN / TAìGA TEXTE © JOSEPHINE DEROBE / TAìGA REF: 301_50087 Our neighbours of the African continent undertook a long road in search of the dreamed station that it allowed them to ascend to the train of the European "paradise". In Spain, in one of the beaches of Ceuta "Calamocarro" hundred of Africans, crowded between cardboards and garbage, have waited the moment to be able to ascend to this train. Calamocarro has been for them a dreamed station and wanted. They won't care the inclemency of the dirt and the powder, the solitude and the nostalgia of it; it is part of the note to enter in the "promised land". They are fugitives of the integrism and paramilitary actions; fugitives of the military service, common criminals, university students and upright men that have been able to cross the opposite ceuta secretly, after a long one travelled on foot from Algeria and other countries centroafricans. In Calamocarro they wait, with the dawn of every day, to read their names at least provisionally in the list that grants them, the letter of citizens "certified" to cross the strait. Calamocarro no longer exists. In the Spring of the 2000, some of their residents passed to the Center Of Temporary Stay for immigrants, located to about 4 or 5 kilometers of the camp; other, are now living in the mountains around the city of Ceuta thanks to the help of the Red Cross and some ONG.Without a doubt, been urgent by the terms of the alienating law, they close the quick road of "patera" and maybe, with hundred of their siblings, they have been news in newspapers. ` CAPTIONS : 1. A sight of the camp of Calamocarro. April 1999. Situated outside the suburbs of Ceuta, this place shelters almost a thousand of illegal immigrants arrived form all points of the African continent. 2. Immigrants inside a camping tent of the camp of Calamocarro. April 1999, Ceuta. Up to a score of persons can sleep under the same roof. 3. Immigrant opposite to a camping tent in Calamocarro. April 1999. Ceuta. Some camping tents are provided by Civil Protection and by the official authorities of the Government of Ceuta. 4. Mauritanian young man warming water to make some tea. April 1999. Ceuta. For lack of current water, this one is served by Civil Protection in a big vats, and it is gathered by the inhabitants of the camp for his personal use, to do the washing, or cooking. 5. Plate and spoon. April 1999 in the camp of Calamocarro, Ceuta. 6. An immigrant goes to have his personal cleaning around the hills near the camp of Calamocarro. April 1999. Ceuta. 7. Washing the clothes near the ravine, outsides the suburbs of Calamocarro’s camp. April 1999. Ceuta. 8. Washing before praying. April 1999. Ceuta. 9. Praying in the Mosque of Calamocarro’s camp. April 1999. Ceuta. The Mosque located in the open air and only constructed with carpets placed on the floor, used as point fo meeting for the Islamic community, which form more than half of the camp population. 10. Playing draughts. April 1999 in Calamocarro’s camp, Ceuta. 11. Playing draughts. April 1999 in Calamocarro’s camp, Ceuta. 12. Praying in the Church of Calamorcarro’s camp. April 1999. Ceuta. Constructed with carton walls and plastic celing, it is the meeting point of all the Catholics of the camp. There is a time table established for ceremonies and a shepherd in charge of the celebrations. 13. Praying in the Church of Calamorcarro’s camp. April 1999. Ceuta. Constructed with carton walls and plastic celing, it is the meeting point of all the Catholics of the camp. There is a time table established for ceremonies and a shepherd in charge of the celebrations. 14. Small place of sale in Calamocarro’s camp. April 1999, Ceuta. These small shops managed normally in group, sell products of the first need and they are a small sustenance for dozens of immigrants lodged at the camp. 15. Small place of sale in Calamocarro’s camp. April 1999, Ceuta. These small shops managed normally in group, sell products of the first need and they are a small sustenance for dozens of immigrants lodged at the camp. 16. Queu for the food. April 1999, Calamocarro’s camp. The food given by the Spanish Army, is distributed among the people by small mafias established in the camp. 17. Ladle to distribute the food. April 1999, Calamocarro’s camp, Ceuta. The food given by the Spanish Army, is distributed among the people by small mafias established in the camp. 18. Feet and frying pan. April 1999, Calamocarro’s camp, Ceuta. 19. Seeing a catalogue of femenine clothes. April 1999, Calamocarro’s camp, Ceuta. Few publications that can be seen in the camp are besides The Biblie ant The Coran, catalogues of cars and clothes. 20. Immigrant inside a camping tent in Calamocarro’s camp. April 1999, Ceuta. Up to a score of persons they can sleep under the same roof. 21. A Nigerian immigrant poses in a close-up, while a companion speaks on his mobile telephone. April 1999, Calamocarro’s camp, Ceuta. The mobile telephones are the solution most extended of connection with their acquaintances, friends or family already established in Europa. These ones, report the possibility of work and housing in his next country of destiny. 22. Expecting. April 1999, Calamocarro’s camp, Ceuta. Without work and separeted of their dear beings, they wait for the documents that grant the jump to Europe , it has been converted into their main work into the camp. 23. Looking for the shade. April 1999, Calamocarro’s camp, Ceuta. Without work and separeted of their dear beings, they wait for the documents that grant the jump to Europe , it has been converted into their main work into the camp. 24. Being washed before praying. April 1999, Calamocarro’s camp, Ceuta. 25. A boy looks himself in the mirror after a companion cut his hair. April 1999, Calamocarro’s camp, Ceuta. 26. Posing with combs in front of the lists with the names that can give the jump to Spain. April 1999, Calamocarro’s, Ceuta. The lists of names that can cross the Strait of Gibraltar legally, are updated from time to time. For the Spanish police. 27. A young woman walks with a doll opposite to a shanty build in Calamocarro’s camp. April 1999, Ceuta. The camping tents provided by Civil Protection are not enough, and many groups of immigrants are obliged to built their own house in Calamocarro. 28. Smoking. April 1999, Calamocarro’s camp, Ceuta. 29. Two nigerian immigrants pose with a mobile telephone outside the suburbs of Calamocarro’s camp. April 1999, Ceuta. 30. Reading outside the suburbs of Calamocarro’s camp. April 1999, Ceuta. 31. A group of people checks the lists of names that give the permission of entering in Spain. April 1999, Calamocarro’s camp, Ceuta. The lists of names that can cross the Strait of Gibraltar legally, are updated from time to time. For the Spanish police. 32. When the weather is good, from Calamocarro’s camp, can see the Crag of Gibraltar. The only visible part of the adored one saved Europa. April 1999. Calamocarro’s camp, Ceuta.