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         		 chicama esquerdas perfeitas: by leonardoperes, Views[328]
         		 by laencantada, Views[273]
         		 Children playing in the Amazon river: by ioanna_papouli, Views[1152]
         		 Resting before the Christmas festivities. Small village in Amazon : by ioanna_papouli, Views[352]
     
    Young saleswoman in Cuzco' s local market: by ioanna_papouli, Views[361]
         		 Local children having fun under the sun on a floating island in lake Titicaca: by ioanna_papouli, Views[376]
         		 Maya, Uru' s floating islands' kid mascot: by ioanna_papouli, Views[421]
         		 The iconic Machu Picchu tinged with a touch of lavender blossom!: by leapoffaith, Views[398]
         		 Getting a gracious send off from the Uros people as we drifted away from the floating reed islands on Lake Titicaca: by leapoffaith, Views[1688]
     
    The never-ending vista of the Andes en route to see the famous graceful condors: by leapoffaith, Views[315]
         		 The colourful, pristine and peaceful Santa Catalina Monastery in Arequipa, still home to small number of nuns.: by leapoffaith, Views[305]
         		 by larachristie, Views[176]
         		 Chief's wife and the mother of the boys, wearily watches over the them from the door of the village hut. Before the boys learn to hunt, the women teach them how to make crafts for sale and trade.: by larachristie, Views[497]
         		 The youngest boy, the most playful of the three, eagerly tries on the headdress while his mother isn't looking.: by larachristie, Views[518]
     
    The middle boy wears decorative Macaw feathers, a gift from his father.: by larachristie, Views[1645]
         		 The tribal culture stipulates that if the men were not to return, the eldest boy becomes the new Chief, the highest honour. The eldest boy in the tribe (12 years), does not take this responsibility lightly.: by larachristie, Views[786]
         		 In a remote pocket of the Western Amazonian basin in Peru lies the Yagua tribe. In the Yagua community, boys are introduced into manhood from age fourteen where the hunting traditions are passed down from an uncle. Here the youngest boys in the tribe remain in the village while the Wanù (men) hunt for food. During the hunt, the eldest boy of the tribe is given the chief’s headdress typically made of aguaje grass and macaw feathers. Here the Tribal brothers standing at the outskirts of the village.: by larachristie, Views[1449]
         		 Desert city of Pacific coast.: by aguedapenha, Views[707]
         		 Trekkers try and escape the deathly cold of the night inside their tent huddled under the giants of the Andes – Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru : by bellescott, Views[984]
     
    Above the snow clouds and a world away from the storm swirling beneath the sun graces the tops of the glaciated peaks as seen from the Siula Pass – Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru: by bellescott, Views[955]
         		 Underneath the dispersing mist, sun peaks through to highlight the fresh snow covering the mountains. Sharp ice cliffs razor their way through the otherwise pristine powder revealing hidden and unforgiving recesses in the glacier beneath – Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru: by bellescott, Views[1020]
         		 The pristine glacial lake Viconga is encroached upon by ominous storm clouds as they gust through the jagged peaks of the Andes - Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru: by bellescott, Views[1663]
         		 Morning sun shines across the jade valleys of the Cordillera Huayhuash as wild horses graze – Corillera Huayhuash, Peru: by bellescott, Views[1161]
         		 The bull with the condor tied to its back eventually tires, at which point, the condor is untied and released hours later back into the surrounding mountains. The festivities however continue for the rest of the day, with displays of traditional bullfighting.: by cuibono, Views[494]
     
    The bull, angered by the condor tied to it’s back, is eventually released and begins to buck around the ring in an attempt to free itself. The condor attempts maintain its balance with its incredible wingspan, often grazing the ground.: by cuibono, Views[1289]
         		 The condor, one of the Gods of the Inca Empire trilogy represents Andean culture. Conversely, the bull represents the invading Spaniards. The ceremonial event is steeped in tradition and symbolic especially for indeginous Peruvians.: by cuibono, Views[3029]
         		 A condor is captured in the nearby mountains several days leading up to the event. On the day of the event, the condor is blessed and paraded around the makeshift ring for all to see before being attached to a chosen raging bull by villagers. : by cuibono, Views[622]
         		 A professional torero, invited to this unique event held yearly on Peru’s Independence day in the remote village of Cotabambas, begins to bullfight with bulls graciously donated by local villagers. Unlike similar events in Mexico and Spain, no bulls are actually hurt or killed and the event occurs in the town square as opposed to a stadium.: by cuibono, Views[941]
         		 Sculpted rock at the center of the ancient city, depicting the mountains near by: by emmamckay, Views[347]
     
    Following the awe-inspiring Inca Trail to Machu Picchu: by emmamckay, Views[295]
         		 Llamas thrive in the high altitude of the Peruvian Andes: by emmamckay, Views[427]
         		 Beautiful Lucee only spoke a few words in Spanish away from her native Quechua: by emmamckay, Views[342]
         		 Handicrafts are made by the Quechua people, descendants of the Incan Empire: by emmamckay, Views[414]
         		 But at the shelters they get confident, by doing educational activities, learning games and meeting other children, tourist and volunteers that just want to help them, giving them some attention, respect and love so for a while they can be and fell children again. : by jnoelito, Views[292]
     
    When parents are alcoholics, usually children suffer emotional abuse, she was not playing to hide, she founded a refuge under the table, looking to us like saying I’m fine here, I feel protect and safe, I don’t trust you.: by jnoelito, Views[1070]
         		 Visiting one of the hundreds of Shelter in Cusco where children come for educational activities, special eyes capture my attention, He was looking to me like saying: - I want to learn but I need food too but I have to work and I’m just 8 years old. Some parents send the children to work at the downtown to help the family.: by jnoelito, Views[317]
         		 Although detached from technology and the allure of modern life, May knows the river is his blood. Guiding tourists down the river, he never forgets that the river is guiding him.: by dimpleshavewings, Views[590]
         		 Days end on the river, the way they begin...reflecting light on your journey. Lian Hearn once wrote
         		 28 years old, May Jony Arriaga Chavez has never left the Amazon. May works as a jungle tour guide when the season allows.
     
    Despite his limited means, May is driven by the vision to one day build a school in his village. Understanding the impact of education, he knows this will offer a way for the kids to see that there's life beyond the banks of the Amazon.: by dimpleshavewings, Views[485]
         		 La Selva Baja - the lowland jungle - is located in the Peruvian Amazon. Isolated, it's a four day excursion down river to anything that resembles civilization.: by dimpleshavewings, Views[635]
         		 Uros Islands female inhabitant with her traditional clothes,all made by herself.: by pedropena, Views[1512]
         		 Uros Floating Islands, with the city of Puno on the background.: by pedropena, Views[610]
         		 Children returning from school in Amantani Island, Titicaca Lake.: by pedropena, Views[801]
     
    Man from Taquile Island, Titicaca. The decorated bonnet indicates he is married.: by pedropena, Views[521]
         		 Sunset at the Docs, on the shore of the Titicaca Lake.: by pedropena, Views[510]
         		 A four-year-old boy in his first week living in an orphanage. Taken away from abusive, alcoholic parents, he harboured and displayed high levels of anger. Alcohol-fueled child abuse and neglect is rampant within indigenous communities of Cusco, Peru: by lukemyers, Views[572]
         		 A young, local girl working alone seen rounding up sheep in the Andean Mountains of Cusco, Peru. Children here are often thrown into the workforce at a young age to help support family life.: by lukemyers, Views[517]
         		 Children waiting for free medical examinations provided by Maximo Nivel Intercultural Centre medical volunteers in Cusco, Peru. These services are often the only checkup these children have growing up.: by lukemyers, Views[338]
     
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