Twelve-year-old Diana Marcela Baquero Avila may seem like your average Colombian pre-teen, but she has an unusual passion.
Diana Marcela Baquero Avila (Spanish) "I feel strength when I drive the truck. I like driving the truck."
Little Diana is obsessed with big rigs, semi-trucks, long haulers, lorries – whatever you call them, she absolutely adores them and wants nothing more than to drive them.
She has learned all the ins and outs of the trucking business and has even spent the last 4 years learning how to drive the big rigs.
Diana demonstrated her semi skills in the Colombian city of Villavicencio, checking the rig before getting in and revving up the engine.
Although driving a lorry is far from easy and most countries usually require years of additional training and courses to get a lorry license, Diana’s reasons for driving are as simple as it gets.
Diana Marcela Baquero Avila (Spanish) "I drive because I like to travel, meet new people and use the horn."
Diana Marcela Baquero Avila (Spanish) "When I get in the truck I feel relieved, I feel great in the truck, for me it's the best."
Growing up and finding a career you love is a challenge for most people, but Diana seems to have already made her mind up about the lorry lifestyle.
The legal minimum age for a driving license in Colombia is 16 years old, which means Diana has only 4 years left to go before she can legally hit the road with her load for the long haul.
