Photos: Panama's albino 'children of the moon'

For years, people with albinism on a cluster of islands off Panama’s Caribbean coast have been venerated as ‘children of the moon’. The close-knit community make up 5-10% of the 80,000 indigenous people who live on the Guna Yala archipelago. With their sun-sensitive skin and eyes, albino children must be shuttled to and from school while their friends study outside and play in the streets. Instead, many opt to venture out after dark and play in the moonlight. International Albinism Awareness Day is on 13 June.

 - The Guardian