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CUSCO LIGHTS
MY LATEST JOURNEY TO PERUBEGINS IN THE ANCIENT INCA CAPITOL OF CUSCOHIGH IN THE ANDES MOUNTAIN RANGE. HERE THEVIEW IS OF THEMAIN PLAZA AT SUNSET.
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ANDES WOMAN AND CHILDREN
A WOMAN OF THE ANDES AND HER CHILDREN IN THE CENTRAL MARKET AREA OF CUSCO. INITIALLY THE BABY WAS THE ONLY ONE LOOKING AT ME, THE SHOT I WANTED. THE WOMAN HEARD SOMEONE TELL HER I WAS TAKING HER PICTURE AND SHE AND HER OLDER CHILD TURNED TO LOOK AT ME.
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ANDES WOMAN IN STREET
THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ANDES, AS THEY ARE CALLED, LIVE HIGH IN THE MOUNTAIN RANGE AND COME DOWN INTO CUSCO TO SELL THEIR GOODS, MOSTLY THEIR WOOLEN WEAVES. THE WOMEN ARE VERY SHY AND RARELY LOOK AT A CAMERA. OFTEN THEY WILL ASK FOR MONEY IF THEY NOTICE THEY ARE BEING PHOTOGRAPHED.
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ANDES WOMAN AND TRAIN PASSENGERS
DURING THE THREE HOUR TRAIN RIDE FROM CUSCO TO MACHU PICCHU THE TRAIN MAKES ONE STOP. HERE, AS IN MOST PLACES TOURISTS AND LOCALS TRAVEL, WOMEN SELLING GOODS WILL SURROUND A TRAIN, BUS, OR TRUCK TO MAKE A DEAL.
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ANDES WOMAN AND TRAIN PASSENGER
ANDES WOMEN SELL GOODS TO A TRAIN PASSENGER AT A STOP ON THE DURING THE THREE HOUR RIDE TO MACHU PICCHU.
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SUN RAYS AT MACHU PICCHU
THE SETTING SUN'S RAYS PEEK THROUGH THE CLOUDS ON THE INCA RUINS OF MACHU PICCHU HIGH IN THE ANDES MOUNTAIN RANGE.
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INCA RUINS
A PORTION OF THE RUINS AT MACHU PICCHU ARE LIT BY THE SETTING SUN AGAINST THE THE DARKENED BACKDROP OF WANA PICCHU, THE LARGEST OF THE TWO DISTINCTICE PEAKS AT THE ANCIENT INCA SITE.
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LLAMAS AT MACHU PICCHU
LLAMAS ROAM IN THE PLAZA AREA OF THE ANCIENT INCA RUINS AT MACHU PICCHU.
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LLAMA, CLOUDS AND MACHU PICCHU
LLAMAS ROAM FREELY THROUGH OUT THE ANCIENT INCA RUINS AT MACHU PICCHU. THE SILHOUETTE OF A LLAMA IS SHOWN AGANIST THE BACKDROP OF CLOUDS AND THE TWO DISTINCTIVE PEAKS AT THE ANCIENT INCA RUINS OF MACHU PICCHU.
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MACHU PICCHU STONES
THE ANCIENT RUINS AT MACHU PICCHU FEATURE STONES CUT SO PRECISELY THAT NO MORTAR IS USED TO HOLD THE STONES IN PLACE.
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MAN AT MACHU PICCHU
A VISITOR AT MACHU PICCHU SITS THOUGHTFULLY ON THE STEEP TERRACES OF THE ANCIENT INCA SITE HIGH IN THE ANDES MOUNTAIN RANGE.
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ANDES WOMAN AND CLOUDS
AN ANDES WOMAN, WITH HER DISTINCTIVE HAT, WALKS NEAR THE MAIN PLAZA OF CUSCO, THE ANCIENT CAPITOL OF THE INCA EMPIRE HIGH IN THE ANDES MOUNTAIN RANGE.
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BABY AND ANDES WOMAN
A YOUNG CHILD IS SNUGLY WRAPPED ON ITS MOTHER'S BACK IN THE CENTRAL MARKET AREA IN THE ANCIENT INCA CAPITOL OF COUSO.
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LABORER MOVING GOODS
A LABORER MOVES GOODS AND MATERIALS FROM A DELIVERY TRAIN TO VARIOUS WORK SITES IN THE ANDES TOWN OF AGUAS CALIENTES, PERU NEAR THE SITE OF THE ANCIENT INCA RUINS OF MACHU PICCHU. SINCE THERE NO CARS OR TRUCKS ABLE TO NAVIGATE THE NARROW STREETS, THE GOODS AND MATERIALS MUST BE DELIVERED TO STORES AND WORK SITES IN THIS FASHION.
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ANDES WOMAN AND MARKET GOODS
AN ANDES WOMAN CARRIES GOODS BOUGHT IN THE CENTRAL MARKET IN THE ANCIENT INCA CAPITOL OF CUSCO, PERU.
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ANDES WOMAN AND COBBLESTONE STREET
AN ANDES WOMAN, WEARING THE DISTINCTIVE AND TRADITIONAL HAT, SITS ALONGSIDE A COBBLESTONE STREET NEAR THE MAIN PLAZA IN CUSCO, PERU.
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ANDES WOMAN AND CUSCO STREET
AN ANDES WOMAN AND HER CHILD SIT IN A DOORWAY ON ONE OF THE MANY NARROW STREETS IN THE ANCIENT INCA CAPITOL OF CUSCO, PERU.
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YOUNG BOY AND SOCCER BALL
A YOUNG BOY HONES HIS SOCCER (FUTBOL) SKILLS IN CHICLAYO, PERU AS A WOMAN WATCHES IN THE BACKGROUND.
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BLIND MAN
A BLIND MAN PLAYS A SMALL ANDES FLUTE FOR HANDOUTS ON A STREET IN CHEPEN, PERU.
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BLIND MAN AT MARKET
A BLIND MAN WALKS WITH HIS CANE THROUGH A SWATH OF LIGHT INSIDE AN OPEN-AIR MARKET IN CHEPEN, PERU.
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WOMAN WITH TURKEY
A WOMAN FROM THE SMALL VILLAGE OF NANCHOC, PERU LOADS HER LIVE TURKEY ONTO A TRUCK IN CHEPEN, PERU FOR THE FOUR-HOUR TRIP BACK TO HER HOME. THE VILLAGERS MAKE THIS JOURNEY AS MANY AS THREE TIMES EACH WEEK ON A DIRT ROAD TO PROCURE GOODS AND FOOD SUPPLIES WHICH ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN NANCHOC.
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WOMAN IN TRUCK
THIS WOMAN FROM THE SMALL VILLAGE OF NANCHOC, PERU WAITS WITH OTHERS FOR THE FOUR HOUR TRIP ON A DIRT ROAD BACK TO HER HOME AFTER PROCURING GOODS AND FOOD SUPPLIES IN CHEPEN, PERU.
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DIRT ROAD TRIP
VILLAGERS FROM NANCHOC, PERU BEGIN THEIR FOUR-HOUR JOURNEY HOME ON A DIRT ROAD THROUGH AN ARID HIGHLAND DESERT. THIS PORTION OF THE TRIP WILL CONSUME TWO OF THE FOUR-HOUR JOURNEY.
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ADOBE HOME
VILLAGERS FROM NANCHOC, PERU PASS A HOME MADE WITH MUD AND BRICK AS THEIR JOURNEY HOME LEAVES THE ARID DESERT AREA AND WINDS INTO A HIGHER ELEVATION.
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HERDING CATTLE
A STRAY COW IS TENDED TO BY TWO MEN, ONE ON HORSEBASCK, AS THE TRUCK WITH THE VILLAGERS FROM NANCHOC, PERU NEARS THEIR HOME.
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DUSTY SOCCER FIELD
NANCHOC, PERU RESIDENTS ENGAGE IN THEIR NATIONAL PASSTIME ON A DUSTY SOCCER (FUTBOL) FIELD AS THE SUT SETS.
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BURRO AND MAN
A MAN WALKS WITH HIS BURRO IN THE SMALL VILLAGE OF NANCHOC, PERU. bURROS AND HORSES ARE STILL PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE WHERE RUNNING WATER AND ELECTRICITY WERE INTRODUCED ONLY 20-YEARS AGO.
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GIRL AND BOY
A GIRL VISITS WITH A FRIEND ON A DIRT ROAD IN THE SMALL VILLAGE OF NANCHOC, PERU. THERE ARE SIX ROADS IN NANCHOC, ALL ARE DIRT.
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MEAL PREPERATION
A FAMILY IN NANCHOC, PERU SIT OUTSIDE THEIR HOME AS THEY SEPERATE UNWANTED BEANS. BEANS ARE A STAPLE FOR EACH MEAL OF THE DAY.
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POLITICAL MESSAGE
POLITICAL MESSAGES ABOUND IN THE POORER TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN PERU. HERE A MAN IS SHOWN AGAINST A MESSAGE OF PROGRESS IN ZANA, PERU. THIS TOWN IS BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST SETTLEMENT OF THE SPANISH IN PERU.
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BOAT REPAIR
TWO MEN WORK ON THEIR BOATS IN THE FISHING VILLAGE OF PACASMAYO, PERU. RESIDENTS GATHER AT THE PIER TO BUY THEIR FISH FROM THESE FISHERMEN. SOME WILL THEN SELL THE FISH ON THE STREETS OF PACASMAYO.
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BOY SELLING FISH
A YOUNG BOY SITS WITH FISH, BOUGHT FROM LOCAL FISHERMEN, AS HE TRIES TO SELL THEM ON THE STREETS OF THE FISHING VILLAGE OF PACASMAYO, PERU.