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Thousands of Wayuu indigena people resent the names assigned to them by national officials long ago in remote villages in the northwest Guajira peninsula.
They call the often derisive names...as nothing but mockeries.
They are demanding that the names be changed.
"I don't want to be Raspahierro [Iron Scraper], I am Rapayet," said an elder...one of thousands of Wayúu with derisive names.
A lawyer for the tribe says "In some cases there may have been a misunderstanding but in others it was clearly intentional".
There are Wayúu ID cards with names like Arrancamuelas (Tooth Puller), Bolsillo (Pocket), Cabezón (Big Head), Chichí (Piss), Coito (Coitus), Gorila (Gorilla), Monja (Nun), Payaso (Clown) and Teléfono (Telephone).
Also Alka-Seltzer, Land Rover, Marilyn Monroe and Tarzan.
