Tag: Didier Montalvo

  • The Colombian Boy Who Was Known As Turtle Boy

    The Colombian Boy Who Was Known As Turtle Boy

    For six years, Didier Montalvo carried a mass across his back that had grown so large it looked like a shell. In his rural Colombian village, that unusual appearance changed the way people treated him, turning a medical condition into something surrounded by fear and superstition. Neighbours called him the “turtle boy.” Some believed the…